title: Reactive oxygen species and plant resistance to fungal pathogens.
abstract: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been studied for their role in plant development as well as in plant immunity. ROS were consistently observed to accumulate in the plant after the perception of pathogens and microbes and over the years, ROS were postulated to be an integral part of the defence response of the plant. In this article we will focus on recent findings about ROS involved in the interaction of plants with pathogenic fungi. We will describe the ways to detect ROS, their modes of action and their importance in relation to resistance to fungal pathogens. In addition we include some results from works focussing on the fungal interactor and from studies investigating roots during pathogen attack.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, 10 chemin du Musée, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland. Electronic address: silke.lehmann@unifr.ch.
authors.forename: Silke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lehmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, 10 chemin du Musée, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland. Electronic address: marioalberto.serranoortega@unifr.ch.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, 10 chemin du Musée, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland. Electronic address: floriane.lharidon@unifr.ch.
authors.forename: Floriane
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: L'Haridon
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 118 55 Athens, Greece. Electronic address: sotiris@aua.gr.
authors.forename: Sotirios E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Tjamos
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, 10 chemin du Musée, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland. Electronic address: jean-pierre.metraux@unifr.ch.
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Metraux
mesh_terms: D005658:Fungi / Q000502:physiology*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species
keywords: Cell wall; Fungal pathogens; Innate immunity; Roots; Signalling