Potential Application of Chitin Signaling in Engineering Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance to Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens in Plants
| Autor: | Genevieve Pentecost, Jinrong Wan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
fungi food and beverages Structural component macromolecular substances Plant disease resistance Biology Microbiology Biotechnology carbohydrates (lipids) Cell wall Broad spectrum chemistry.chemical_compound Chitin chemistry Plant species Pharmacology (medical) Signal transduction business Cell signaling pathways |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Crop Science and Technology. |
| ISSN: | 2329-8863 |
| DOI: | 10.4172/2329-8863.1000e103 |
| Popis: | Chitin, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, is an important structural component in the cell walls of fungal pathogens. Plant chitinases are capable of degrading this component to directly inhibit infection by fungal pathogens. Plants can further detect the chitin fragments released by chitinases to trigger additional defense responses. Recent studies have identified chitin receptors in different plant species and a number of downstream signaling components. The chitin-mediated signal transduction pathway appears to be a unique and promising target for engineering plants for broad-spectrum resistance to various fungal as well as bacterial pathogens. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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