A recessive mutation in the Arabidopsis SSI2 gene confers SA- and NPR1-independent expression of PR genes and resistance against bacterial and oomycete pathogens

Plant Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 563-574

  Shah, Jyoti ^a,b   Kachroo, Pradeep ^a,c   Nandi, Ashis ^b   Klessig, Daniel F ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

Author keywords

NPR1 independent; Pathogenesis related; Salicylic acid independent; Systemic acquired resistance

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE RESPONSE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE INDUCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; PATHOVAR; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT RESPONSE; SALICYLIC ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTEMIC ACQUIRED RESISTANCE; TRANSGENE; VIRULENCE; WILD RELATIVE;

GENES; MUTAGENESIS; PATHOLOGY;

SYSTEMIC ACQUIRED RESISTANCE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MUTATION; OOMYCETES; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PSEUDOMONAS; RNA, PLANT; SALICYLIC ACID; VIRULENCE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; HYALOPERONOSPORA PARASITICA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PERONOSPORA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. TOMATO; TEREBRANTIA;

EID: 0035039643     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2001.00992.x     Document Type: Article

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