Silencing and Innate Immunity in Plant Defense Against Viral and Non-Viral Pathogens

The frontline of plant defense against non-viral pathogens such as bacteria, fungi and oomycetes is provided by transmembrane pattern recognition receptors that detect conserved pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), leading to pattern-triggered immunity (PTI). To counteract this innate def...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zvereva, Anna S., Pooggin, Mikhail M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3509663/