Attenuation of PAMP-triggered immunity in maize requires down-regulation of the key β-1,6-glucan synthesis genes KRE5 and KRE6 in biotrophic hyphae of Colletotrichum graminicola

Plant Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 355-375

  Oliveira Garcia, Ely ^a,b   Deising, Holger B ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biotrophy; Colletotrichum graminicola; defense responses; KRE genes; necrotrophy; PAMP; PR proteins; RNA interference; Zea mays; 1,6 glucan

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); NETWORK SECURITY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROTEINS; RIGIDITY;

BIOTROPHY; COLLETOTRICHUM GRAMINICOLA; DEFENSE RESPONSE; NECROTROPHY; PAMP; PR PROTEINS; RNA INTERFERENCE; ZEA MAYS;

IMMUNE SYSTEM;

EID: 85027933715     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13205     Document Type: Article

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