In Defense against Pathogens. Both Plant Sentinels and Foot Soldiers Need to Know the Enemy1[w]

From: Plant Physiology | Date: April 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Plants are major targets of microbes seeking a source of nutrition. A complex array of interactions between plants and microbes has evolved that reflects both the nutrient acquisition strategies of microbes and defense strategies of plants. Part of plant defense strategy includes an active offens e against invading microbes using an array of antimicrobial gene products. Within the context of the overall plant-microbe interaction, we attempt here to emphasize the role of antimicrobial proteins (typically, over 100 amino acid residues) and peptides (typically, 30-60 amino acid residues) in plant ...

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