Biological effects of oomycetes elicitins

Autor: Martina Janků, Lucie Činčalová, Lenka Luhová, Jan Lochman, Marek Petřivalský
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Plant Protection Science, Vol 56, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1212-2580
1805-9341
DOI: 10.17221/21/2019-PPS
Popis: Successful plant defence responses to pathogen challenges are based on fast and specific pathogen recognition and plant reaction mechanisms. Elicitins, proteinaceous elicitors secreted by the Phytophthora and Pythium species, were first described in Phytophthora culture filtrates as proteins able to induce a hypersensitive response (HR) and resistance in tobacco at low concentrations. Later, they were classified as microbial-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) able to induce defences in a variety of plant species. In this review, we present a comprehensive summary of the actual knowledge on the representative elicitins and their structure, perception and activation of plant signalling pathways. The current research of elicitins has been focused on a detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms of the elicitin recognition by plant cells. Moreover, the possibility of elicitin involvement in the establishment and enhancement of plant host resistance to a broad spectrum of pathogens has been intensively studied.
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