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A role for PSK signaling in wounding and microbial interactions in Arabidopsis.
Physiologia plantarum - 1 Aug 2010
Loivamäki Maaria, Stührwohldt Nils, Deeken Rosalia, Steffens Bianka, Roitsch Thomas, Hedrich Rainer, Sauter Margret
Abstract excerpt
PSK-alpha is a disulfated peptide that acts as a growth factor in plants. PSK-alpha is derived from preproproteins which are encoded by five PSK precursor genes in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh and is perceived by leucine-rich repeat receptor kinases. Arabidopsis has two PSK receptor genes, PSKR1 and PSKR2. Although ligand and receptor are well characterized, the biological functions of PSK signaling are not...
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