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CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY
Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages 469-476Publisher
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2012.03.004
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- Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology [2011CB100700, 2010CB835301]
- Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology [2011CB100700, 2010CB835301]
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Effectors secreted by the bacterial type Ill system play a central role in the interaction between Gram-negative bacterial pathogens and their host plants. Recent advances in the effector studies have helped cementing several key concepts concerning bacterial pathogenesis, plant immunity, and plant-pathogen co-evolution. Type Ill effectors use a variety of biochemical mechanisms to target specific host proteins or DNA for pathogenesis. The identifications of their host targets led to the identification of novel components of plant innate immune system. Key modules of plant immune signaling pathways such as immune receptor complexes and MAPK cascades have emerged as a major battle ground for host-pathogen adaptation. These modules are attacked by multiple type Ill effectors, and some components of these modules have evolved to actively sense the effectors and trigger immunity.
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