Mutations in an atypical TIR-NB-LRR-LIM resistance protein confer autoimmunity

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 2, Issue OCT, 2011, Pages

  Bi, Dongling ^a   Johnson, Kaeli C M ^b,c   Zhu, Zhaohai ^a   Huang, Yan ^b,c   Chen, Fang ^a   Zhang, Yuelin ^a   Li, Xin ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Chs3; Innate immunity; Lim domain; Resistance protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863114446     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2011.00071     Document Type: Article

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