Plant Autoimmunity: When Good Things Go Bad

Manon M S Richard; Frank L W Takken

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.03.039

Plant Autoimmunity: When Good Things Go Bad

Curr Biol. 2017 May 8;27(9):R361-R363. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.03.039.

Authors

Manon M S Richard¹, Frank L W Takken²

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Plant Pathology, SILS, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94215, 1090 GE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
² Molecular Plant Pathology, SILS, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94215, 1090 GE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: f.l.w.takken@uva.nl.

PMID: 28486124
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.03.039

Abstract

A recent study finds that the Arabidopsis DM1 and DM2d proteins physically interact and trigger autoimmunity in plants. The DM1-DM2d interaction pattern differs from that of known immune receptor pairs, portraying the versatility in NLR functioning.

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MeSH terms

Arabidopsis / immunology*
Arabidopsis Proteins / immunology*
Autoimmunity
Receptors, Immunologic

Substances

Arabidopsis Proteins
Receptors, Immunologic