title: Plant-bacterial pathogen interactions mediated by type III effectors.
abstract: Effectors secreted by the bacterial type III system play a central role in the interaction between Gram-negative bacterial pathogens and their host plants. Recent advances in the effector studies have helped cementing several key concepts concerning bacterial pathogenesis, plant immunity, and plant-pathogen co-evolution. Type III effectors use a variety of biochemical mechanisms to target specific host proteins or DNA for pathogenesis. The identifications of their host targets led to the identification of novel components of plant innate immune system. Key modules of plant immune signaling pathways such as immune receptor complexes and MAPK cascades have emerged as a major battle ground for host-pathogen adaptation. These modules are attacked by multiple type III effectors, and some components of these modules have evolved to actively sense the effectors and trigger immunity.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Jian-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000276:immunology*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D057865:Plant Immunity / Q000502:physiology*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D010944:Plants / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors