Surface lipids and plant defenses

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 540-549

  Reina Pinto, José J ^a   Yephremov, Alexander ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Defense mechanisms; Epidermis; Lipid signaling; Plant cuticle; Plant pathogen interactions; Wax

Indexed keywords

CUTINE; GLYCOLIPID; MEMBRANE LIPID; VEGETABLE OIL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BOTRYTIS; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT GENE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BOTRYTIS; CELL WALL; GENES, PLANT; GLYCOLIPIDS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MUTATION; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT OILS; PLANT PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 64749109986     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2009.01.004     Document Type: Review

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