Role of Ubiquitination in Plant Innate Immunity and Pathogen Virulence

• Published in: Journal of plant biology = Singmul Hakhoe chi Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 10 - 18
• Main Authors: Shirsekar, Gautam, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, Dai, Liangying, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Hu, Yajun, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Wang, Xuejun, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Zeng, Lirong, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, USA, Wang, Guo-Liang, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer-Verlag 01.02.2010; Springer Nature B.V; 한국식물학회
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Crop production; DISEASE RESISTANCE; Enzymes; Flowers & plants; Genes; Genetic engineering; Host plants; Immune system; Infections; Innate immunity; Kinases; Life Sciences; Microorganisms; Pathogen effector; Pathogens; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Plant diseases; Plant Ecology; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant resistance; Plant Sciences; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Proteins; RESISTANCE AUX MALADIES; RESISTENCIA A LA ENFERMEDAD; Review; Signal transduction; Ubiquitination; Virulence; 생물학; Disease resistance; Pathogen effector; Innate immunity; Ubiquitination
• ISSN: 1226-9239; 1867-0725
• DOI: 10.1007/s12374-009-9087-x

Plant diseases are a major constraint for stable crop production in the world. Plants are constantly threatened by different pathogens and have developed an array of mechanisms to defend themselves. A growing body of evidence indicates that ubiquitination, which is one of the most important cellular processes for protein modification in eukaryotic organisms, is involved in the regulation of host defense signaling. Pathogens also exploit ubiquitination to block or interfere with plant defenses. Recent studies in a few model plants have demonstrated that ubiquitination plays a critical role in plant-pathogen interactions that lead either to plant resistance or to successful pathogen invasion of the plant host. This review discusses recent findings about the functions of ubiquitination in host defense and pathogen invasion.