Open AccessZones of Defense? SA Receptors Have It Under Control
Author(s) -
Hanna Hõrak
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.20.00848
Subject(s) - receptor , pattern recognition receptor , immune system , immunity , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , computational biology , immunology , evolutionary biology , genetics
The constant evolutionary arms race with pathogens has equipped plants with a layered immune system. As the first line of defense, membrane-localized pattern recognition receptors perceive microbe-associated molecular patterns and activate pattern-triggered immunity (PTI). In parallel, R proteins—
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