The plant immune system
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A detailed understanding of plant immune function will underpin crop improvement for food, fibre and biofuels production and provide extraordinary insights into molecular recognition, cell biology and evolution across biological kingdoms.Abstract:
Many plant-associated microbes are pathogens that impair plant growth and reproduction. Plants respond to infection using a two-branched innate immune system. The first branch recognizes and responds to molecules common to many classes of microbes, including non-pathogens. The second responds to pathogen virulence factors, either directly or through their effects on host targets. These plant immune systems, and the pathogen molecules to which they respond, provide extraordinary insights into molecular recognition, cell biology and evolution across biological kingdoms. A detailed understanding of plant immune function will underpin crop improvement for food, fibre and biofuels production.read more
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A Renaissance of Elicitors: Perception of Microbe-Associated Molecular Patterns and Danger Signals by Pattern-Recognition Receptors
Thomas Boller,Georg Felix +1 more
TL;DR: Current evidence indicates that MAMPs, DAMPs, and effectors are all perceived as danger signals and induce a stereotypic defense response, and the importance of MAMP/PRR signaling for plant immunity is highlighted.
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Plant immunity: towards an integrated view of plant―pathogen interactions
Peter N. Dodds,John P. Rathjen +1 more
TL;DR: The recent convergence of molecular studies of plant immunity and pathogen infection strategies is revealing an integrated picture of the plant–pathogen interaction from the perspective of both organisms, suggesting novel biotechnological approaches to crop protection.
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Breaking the Code of DNA Binding Specificity of TAL-Type III Effectors
Jens Boch,Heidi Scholze,Sebastian Schornack,Angelika Landgraf,Simone Hahn,Sabine Kay,Thomas Lahaye,Anja Nickstadt,Ulla Bonas +8 more
TL;DR: The functionality of a distinct type of DNA binding domain is described and allows the design ofDNA binding domains for biotechnology.
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Structure and functions of the bacterial microbiota of plants
Davide Bulgarelli,Klaus Schlaeppi,Stijn Spaepen,Stijn Spaepen,Emiel Ver Loren van Themaat,Paul Schulze-Lefert +5 more
TL;DR: The plant microbiota emerges as a fundamental trait that includes mutualism enabled through diverse biochemical mechanisms, as revealed by studies on plant growth- Promoting and plant health-promoting bacteria.
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Hormonal Modulation of Plant Immunity
Corné M. J. Pieterse,Dieuwertje van der Does,Christos Zamioudis,Antonio Leon-Reyes,Saskia C. M. Van Wees +4 more
TL;DR: Evidence is emerging that beneficial root-inhabiting microbes also hijack the hormone-regulated immune signaling network to establish a prolonged mutualistic association, highlighting the central role of plant hormones in the regulation of plant growth and survival.
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