Journal
TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 11, Pages 575-582Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2013.09.003
Keywords
avirulence; effector; plant pathogen; immunity
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada GRDI projects
- US Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, CRIS [5306-22000-014-00D]
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A feature of pathogenic and invasive organisms is their adaptability when confronted with host and environmental challenges. Recent studies have demonstrated that plant pathogens rely on epigenetic processes for this purpose. Epiallelic variation of effector genes that results in evasion of host immunity is one emerging phenomenon. Another is the epigenetically induced reprogramming and diversification of transcriptional patterns by de-repression of transposable elements. These observations indicate that epigenetic control of gene expression provides a versatile means of generating phenotypic diversity that is adaptable and heritable across generations.
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