Plant-parasite interactions: has the gene-for-gene model become outdated?
The detection of pathogens by plants is often described as a 'gene-for -gene' interaction. However, recent work from several laboratories indicates that, in some instances, a single gene product in the plant can mediate the recognition of multiple pathogen signals, and that multiple plant genes are required for the recognition of, and response to, a single pathogen signal.
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Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000235:genetics*; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000235:genetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics