Staal, Jens
- Department of Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Resistance to pathogens is one of the most ancient traits; mechanisms for discriminating self from non-self have evolved to accomplish this task. Animal and plant immune systems use a set of similar receptors to recognize pathogens. These receptors are located either at the cell surface or inside the cell. Kinases modulate further signalling and are either associated to the receptors or are part of the receptors themselves. In this review, we compare gene families and the nucleotide binding (NB) and the Toll-interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domains of various kingdoms that are important for the immune systems. Possibilities to deconstruct and reconstruct evolutionary events contributing to the immune systems are explored together with functional aspects.
Published in
Trends in Plant Science
2007, volume: 12, number: 8, pages: 334-342
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
SLU Authors
Dixelius, Christina
- Department of Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
UKÄ Subject classification
Agricultural Science
Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2007.06.014
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/15893