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MOS2, a protein containing G-patch and KOW motifs, is essential for innate immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Current biology : CB - 8 Nov 2005
Zhang Yuelin, Cheng Yu Ti, Bi Dongling, Palma Kristoffer, Li Xin
Abstract excerpt
Innate immunity is critical for sensing and defending against microbial infections in multicellular organisms. In plants, disease resistance genes (R genes) play central roles in recognizing pathogens and initiating downstream defense cascades. Arabidopsis SNC1 encodes a TIR-NBS-LRR-type R protein with a similar structure to nucleotide binding oligomerization domain (Nod) proteins in animals. A point mutation in...
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