Plant Immunity: AvrPto Targets the Frontline

Bacterial pathogens must suppress host defences to cause disease. New research shows that the Pseudomonas effector protein AvrPto does so by directly targeting plant transmembrane receptor kinases involved in bacterial perception.

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Published in:Current biology 2008-03, Vol.18 (5), p.R218-R220
Main Authors: Zipfel, Cyril, Rathjen, John P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial Proteins - metabolism
Host-Pathogen Interactions - immunology
Plant Diseases - immunology
Plant Diseases - microbiology
Plants - immunology
Plants - microbiology
Pseudomonas
Pseudomonas syringae - metabolism
Receptors, Pattern Recognition - metabolism
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Summary:Bacterial pathogens must suppress host defences to cause disease. New research shows that the Pseudomonas effector protein AvrPto does so by directly targeting plant transmembrane receptor kinases involved in bacterial perception.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2008.01.016