{
  "id": 12855308,
  "title": "Molecular characterization of pathogen-induced SlCBL1-2, a calcium sensor, reveals the structural basis of calcium sensing in tomato",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/molecular-characterization-of-pathogen-induced-slcbl1-2-a-calcium",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.07.757223v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Calcium (Ca2+) is a universal second messenger that orchestrates plant growth, development, and stress responses. Plant calcineurin B-like (CBL) proteins sense and relay Ca2+; signals in response to pathogens to activate downstream defense signalling pathways. Early blight disease, caused by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Alternaria solani, affects tomato crops and severely limits their…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}