A chemical genetic approach demonstrates that MPK3/MPK6 activation and NADPH oxidase-mediated oxidative burst are two independent signaling events in plant immunity

Plant Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 222-234

  Xu, Juan ^a,b,c   Xie, Jie ^a   Yan, Chengfei ^d   Zou, Xiaoqin ^d   Ren, Dongtao ^c   Zhang, Shuqun ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

chemical genetic approach; mitogen activated protein kinases cascade; pathogen associated molecular patterns triggered immunity; reactive oxygen species burst; salicylic acid

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS MUTANT; GENETIC APPROACH; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PATHOGEN-ASSOCIATED MOLECULAR PATTERNS; PATHOGEN-ASSOCIATED MOLECULAR PATTERNS-TRIGGERED IMMUNITY; PLANT RECOGNITION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RESPIRATORY BURST;

OXYGEN;

SALICYLIC ACID;

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ATMPK3 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE; MPK6 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; RESPIRATORY BURST; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASES; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; NADPH OXIDASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RESPIRATORY BURST; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84892367612     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12382     Document Type: Article

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