Cell wall integrity: Targeted post-synthetic modifications to reveal its role in plant growth and defense against pathogens

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Pogorelko, Gennady ^a   Lionetti, Vincenzo ^b   Bellincampi, Daniela ^b   Zabotina, Olga ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Cell wall integrity; Cell wall signaling plant defense; Plant growth and development

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL WALL; CELL WALL INTEGRITY; CELL WALL SIGNALING PLANT DEFENSE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

CELL WALL; CELL WALL INTEGRITY; CELL WALL SIGNALING PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT;

CELL WALL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANTS;

EID: 84883484627     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.25435     Document Type: Review

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