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Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay factors, UPF1 and UPF3, contribute to plant defense.
Plant & cell physiology - 1 Dec 2011
Jeong Hee-Jeong, Kim Young Jin, Kim Sang Hyon, Kim Yoon-Ha, Lee In-Jung, Kim Yoon Ki, Shin Jeong Sheop
Abstract excerpt
In Arabidopsis, the NMD-defective mutants upf1-5 and upf3-1 are characterized by dwarfism, curly leaves and late flowering. These phenotypes are similar to those of mutants showing constitutive pathogenesis-related (PR) gene expression, salicylic acid (SA) accumulation and, subsequently, resistance to pathogens. The disease symptoms of upf1-5 and upf3-1 mutants were observed following infection with the virulent...
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