BAK1 and infection: The bak1 and bak1bkk1 (also designated BAK1-LIKE KINASE 1) silenced lines exhibit increased susceptibility to infection by several RNA viruses, including turnip shrivel virus (TCV), tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), oilseed rape mosaic virus (ORMV), plum pox virus (PPV), and TRV (Yang et al., 2010; Kørner et al., 2013; Robinson et al., 2025).