title: Plant defence: a new weapon in the arsenal.
abstract: Plants have evolved intricate defence mechanisms to cope with the wide array of microbial pathogens they encounter. The identification of Sgt1 as an essential component of R gene-mediated disease resistance suggests that the ubiquitin protein degradation pathway plays an important role in plant defence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota, 220 BioSci. Center, 1445 Gortner Ave., St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA.
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000235:genetics; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology*; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D025801:Ubiquitin