Deciphering plant–pathogen communication: fresh perspectives for molecular resistance breeding

Activation of local and systemic plant defences in response to pathogen attack involves dramatic cellular reprogramming. Over the past 10 years many novel genes, proteins and molecules have been discovered as a result of investigating plant–pathogen interactions. Most attempts to harness this knowle...

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Published inCurrent opinion in biotechnology Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 177 - 193
Main Authors Hammond-Kosack, Kim E, Parker, Jane E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2003
Subjects
Bacteria - pathogenicity
Biotechnology - methods
Breeding - methods
Cell Communication - physiology
Fungi - pathogenicity
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant - immunology
Genetic Engineering - methods
Immunity, Innate - genetics
Immunity, Innate - immunology
Plant Diseases - genetics
Plant Diseases - microbiology
Plant Diseases - parasitology
Plants - genetics
Plants - immunology
Plants - microbiology
Plants, Genetically Modified - genetics
Plants, Genetically Modified - immunology
Plants, Genetically Modified - microbiology
CC
RNAi
SAR
GM
eLRR
ISR
MAPK
LRR
SA
ET
R
NB
JA
VIGS
Avr
TIR
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Summary:Activation of local and systemic plant defences in response to pathogen attack involves dramatic cellular reprogramming. Over the past 10 years many novel genes, proteins and molecules have been discovered as a result of investigating plant–pathogen interactions. Most attempts to harness this knowledge to engineer improved disease resistance in crops have failed. Although gene efficacy in transgenic plants has often been good, commercial exploitation has not been possible because of the detrimental effects on plant growth, development and crop yield. Biotechnology approaches have now shifted emphasis towards marker-assisted breeding and the construction of vectors containing highly regulated transgenes that confer resistance in several distinct ways.
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ISSN:0958-1669
1879-0429
DOI:10.1016/S0958-1669(03)00035-1