title: Plant immunity: AvrPto targets the frontline.
abstract: Bacterial pathogens must suppress host defences to cause disease. New research shows that the Pseudomonas effector protein AvrPto does so by directly targeting plant transmembrane receptor kinases involved in bacterial perception.
authors.affiliation: The Sainsbury Laboratory, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK. cyril.zipfel@tsl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zipfel
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Rathjen
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions / Q000276:immunology*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D010944:Plants / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D044224:Pseudomonas syringae / Q000378:metabolism*; D051192:Receptors, Pattern Recognition / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D051192:Receptors, Pattern Recognition; C081695:avrPto protein, Pseudomonas syringae