Common and contrasting themes of plant and animal diseases

Science. 2001 Jun 22;292(5525):2285-9. doi: 10.1126/science.1062013.

Abstract

Recent studies in bacterial pathogenesis reveal common and contrasting mechanisms of pathogen virulence and host resistance in plant and animal diseases. This review presents recent developments in the study of plant and animal pathogenesis, with respect to bacterial colonization and the delivery of effector proteins to the host. Furthermore, host defense responses in both plants and animals are discussed in relation to mechanisms of pathogen recognition and defense signaling. Future studies will greatly add to our understanding of the molecular events defining host-pathogen interactions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Bacteria / genetics
  • Bacteria / metabolism
  • Bacteria / pathogenicity*
  • Bacterial Infections / immunology
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Genes, Plant
  • Immunity, Innate
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Plant Diseases / microbiology*
  • Plant Proteins / chemistry
  • Plant Proteins / genetics
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism
  • Plants / genetics
  • Plants / metabolism
  • Plants / microbiology*
  • Proteins / genetics
  • Proteins / metabolism
  • Virulence

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Plant Proteins
  • Proteins