Plant Immunity: AvrPto Targets the Frontline

Cyril Zipfel*, John P. Rathjen

*Corresponding author for this work

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)R218-R220
JournalCurrent Biology
Volume18
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Mar 2008
Externally publishedYes

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