The structural basis for activation of plant immunity by bacterial effector protein AvrPto

Nature

Volumn 449, Issue 7159, 2007, Pages 243-247

  Xing, Weiman ^a,b   Zou, Yan ^a,c   Liu, Qun ^d   Liu, Jianing ^a   Luo, Xi ^a   Huang, Qingqiu ^c   Chen, She ^a   Zhu, Lihuang ^c   Bi, Ruchang ^b   Hao, Quan ^d   Wu, Jia Wei ^e   Zhou, Jian Min ^a   Chai, Jijie ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN AVRPTO; PROTEIN PTO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; PATHOGEN; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT DEFENSE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TOMATO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 34548606963     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06109     Document Type: Article

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