title: Plant pattern-recognition receptors.
abstract: Plants are constantly exposed to would-be pathogens in their immediate environment. Yet, despite relying on innate immunity only, plants are resistant to most microbes. They employ pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) for sensitive and rapid detection of the potential danger caused by microbes and pests. Plant PRRs are either surface-localized receptor kinases (RKs) or receptor-like proteins (RLPs) containing various ligand-binding ectodomains that perceive pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) or damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). In this review, I summarize our current knowledge of plant PRRs and their ligands, illustrating the multiple molecular strategies employed by plant PRRs to activate innate immune signaling to survive.
authors.affiliation: The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK. Electronic address: cyril.zipfel@tsl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zipfel
mesh_terms: D007113:Immunity, Innate; D008024:Ligands; D010944:Plants; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000235:genetics; D051192:Receptors, Pattern Recognition / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D051192:Receptors, Pattern Recognition
keywords: DAMPs; PAMPs; innate immunity; plant; receptor kinases; receptor-like proteins