Host-plant recognition by parasitic Scrophulariaceae.
Parasitic plants in the Scrophulariaceae invade the roots of neighboring plants in order to rob them of water and nutrients. A distinctive feature of these parasites is their ability to cue their development to small molecules released by host-plant roots. Evidence is continuing to emerge that parasite perception of host factors occurs via a redox-associated mechanism. Genes predicted to function during the early stages of parasite-host interactions have been cloned from both plant partners, and their characterization is providing a genetic framework on which to model subterranean plant-plant interactions.
Yoder
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JI
Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA. jiyoder@ucdavis.edu
D016227:Benzoquinones / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017343:Genes, Plant; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000235:genetics / Q000469:parasitology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013045:Species Specificity
D016227:Benzoquinones