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Gall formation in clubroot-infected Arabidopsis results from an increase in existing meristematic activities of the host but is not essential for the completion of the pathogen life cycle.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jul 2012
Malinowski Robert, Smith Jody A, Fleming Andrew J, Scholes Julie D, Rolfe Stephen A
Abstract excerpt
Plasmodiophora brassicae (clubroot) infection leads to reprogramming of host development resulting in the formation of characteristic galls. In this work we explored the cellular events that underly gall formation in Arabidopsis thaliana with the help of molecular markers of cell division (CYCB1:GUS) and meristematic activity (ANT:GUS). Our results show that gall development involved the amplification of existing...
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