Plant innate immunity - Direct and indirect recognition of general and specific pathogen-associated molecules

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 48-62

  Jones, David A ^a   Takemoto, Daigo ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

F BOX PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; PROTEIN; PROTEIN RAR1; PROTEIN SGT1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

HOST RESISTANCE; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNITY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT CELL; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 1042278906     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2003.11.016     Document Type: Review

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