title: Receptor protein kinases--pattern recognition receptors in plant immunity.
abstract: Plant innate immunity is activated either upon perception of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) or upon resistance (R) protein-mediated recognition of pathogen race-specific effector molecules. Although many plant R proteins have been identified, there is only limited knowledge about plant PRRs. Recently, Cyril Zipfel et al. identified a second Arabidopsis leucine-rich repeat receptor protein kinase implicated in PAMP perception, which suggests that several members of this large protein family function as pattern recognition receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biochemistry, Center for Plant Molecular Biology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 5, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany. nuernberger@uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nürnberger
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kemmerling
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D009154:Mutation; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D012231:Rhizobium; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D011494:Protein Kinases