The genomics parade of defense responses: to infinity and beyond.
Genomic-scale methods, such as cDNA microarrays, cDNA-AFLP analyses and proteomics are revolutionizing the study of plant-pathogen interactions, and are revealing a complex web of signaling cascades involved in plant defense responses. Recent studies have shown that responses to pathogens and environmental stresses are linked, suggesting that genes previously identified as stress-responsive may also play an active role in plant defense. As a result of proteomic analysis, proteins involved in early defense signaling are coming to light.
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Plant Biology, 260 Panama Street, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
Katrina M
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Ramonell
Shauna
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Somerville
D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000235:genetics; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics