Cysteine proteases in phytopathogenic bacteria: Identification of plant targets and activation of innate immunity

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 384-390

  Hotson, Andrew ^a   Mudgett, Mary Beth ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HR; hypersensitive response; R; resistance; Rho related GTPases from plants; RIN4; ROP; RPM1 interacting protein4; small ubiquitin like modifier; SUMO; TTSS; type III secretion system; ubiquitin like protease1; ULP1

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 3042803667     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2004.05.003     Document Type: Review

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