Signal perception in plant pathogen defense

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-182

  Nurnberger T ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avirulence gene; Elicitor; Elicitor receptor; Pathogen defense; Resistance gene; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HIGHER PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT VIRUS; REVIEW; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

GENES, PLANT; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033028694     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050283     Document Type: Review

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