It has been suggested that effective defense against biotrophic pathogens is largely due to
programmed cell death in the host, and to associated activation of defense responses …

Plants cannot move to escape environmental challenges. Biotic stresses result from a
battery of potential pathogens: fungi, bacteria, nematodes and insects intercept the …

We investigated the relationships of the two immune-regulatory plant metabolites, salicylic
acid (SA) and pipecolic acid (Pip), in the establishment of plant systemic acquired resistance …

The evolution of the plant immune response has culminated in a highly effective defense
system that is able to resist potential attack by microbial pathogens. The primary immune …

Transgenic tobacco and Arabidopsis thaliana expressing the bacterial enzyme salicylate
hydroxylase cannot accumulate salicylic acid (SA). This defect not only makes the plants …

Background: Plants have evolved efficient mechanisms to combat pathogen attack. One of
the earliest responses to attempted pathogen attack is the generation of oxidative burst that …

In Arabidopsis, RPM1 confers resistance against Pseudomonas syringae expressing either
of two sequence unrelated type III effectors, AvrRpm1 or AvrB. An RPM1-interacting protein …

Type III pili deliver effector proteins (virulence factors) from bacterial pathogens to host cells.
Plants express disease resistance (R) proteins that respond specifically to a particular type …

In plants, host response to pathogenic microbes is driven both by microbial perception and
detection of modified-self. The Xanthomonas campestris effector protein AvrAC/XopAC …

Many disease resistance (R) proteins of plants detect the presence of disease-causing
bacteria, viruses, or fungi by recognizing specific pathogen effector molecules that are …