Abstract
Plant disease resistance is the result of an innate host defense mechanism, which relies on the ability of the plant to recognize pathogen invasion and to efficiently mount defense responses. In tomato, resistance to the pathogen Pseudomonas syringae is mediated by the specific interaction between the plant serine/threonine kinase Pto and the bacterial protein AvrPto. This article reviews molecular and biochemical properties that confer to Pto the capability to function as an intracellular receptor and to activate a signaling cascade leading to the induction of defense responses. (C) 2000 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1591-1597 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Microbes and Infection |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Disease resistance
- Innate immunity
- Protein kinase
- Pseudomonas syringae
- Tomato