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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Staskawicz, B.J. (University of California, Berkeley, CA.)
• Ausubel, F.M
• Baker, B.J
• Ellis, J.G
• Jones, J.D.G

Titel

Molecular genetics of plant disease resistance

Ist Teil von

• Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 1995-05, Vol.268 (5211), p.661-667

Ort / Verlag

United States: American Society for the Advancement of Science

Erscheinungsjahr

1995

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Plant breeders have used disease resistance genes (R genes) to control plant disease since the turn of the century. Molecular cloning of R genes that enable plants to resist a diverse range of pathogens has revealed that the proteins encoded by these genes have several features in common. These findings suggest that plants may have evolved common signal transduction mechanisms for the expression of resistance to a wide range of unrelated pathogens. Characterization of the molecular signals involved in pathogen recognition and of the molecular events that specify the expression of resistance may lead to novel strategies for plant disease control