Abstract
Bacterial pathogens must suppress host defences to cause disease. New research shows that the Pseudomonas effector protein AvrPto does so by directly targeting plant transmembrane receptor kinases involved in bacterial perception.
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
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Host-Pathogen Interactions / immunology*
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Plant Diseases / immunology
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Plant Diseases / microbiology
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Plants / immunology*
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Plants / microbiology
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Pseudomonas syringae / metabolism*
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Receptors, Pattern Recognition / metabolism*
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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Receptors, Pattern Recognition
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avrPto protein, Pseudomonas syringae