Signal transduction in plant immunity

K Shirasu; R A Dixon; C Lamb

doi:10.1016/s0952-7915(96)80097-5

Signal transduction in plant immunity

Curr Opin Immunol. 1996 Feb;8(1):3-7. doi: 10.1016/s0952-7915(96)80097-5.

Authors

K Shirasu¹, R A Dixon, C Lamb

Affiliation

¹ Plant Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.

PMID: 8729439
DOI: 10.1016/s0952-7915(96)80097-5

Abstract

Significant recent advances in the understanding of plant defense mechanisms include the isolation and characterization of resistance genes against bacterial, fungal and viral pathogens, the identification of genes involved in cell death, and the demonstration of the involvement of reactive oxygen species and salicylic acid in the signal-transduction pathways for expression of induced resistance.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Cell Death / genetics
Cell Death / immunology
Genes, Plant / immunology*
Hydrogen Peroxide / immunology
Immunity, Innate / genetics*
Plants / genetics
Plants / immunology*
Protein Binding
Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
Salicylates / immunology
Signal Transduction / immunology*

Substances

Reactive Oxygen Species
Salicylates
Hydrogen Peroxide