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Immunity: One receptor, many pathogens

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Most plant pattern recognition receptors induce immune responses by detecting molecular patterns typical to one group of microbes. A newly identified complex, on the other hand, monitors effector proteins widely distributed among bacteria, fungi and oomycetes, casting a new light on the evolution of pattern recognition in plants.

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Figure 1: Activation model for the RLP23–SOBIR1–BAK1 complex.

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Shibuya, N., Desaki, Y. Immunity: One receptor, many pathogens. Nature Plants 1, 15149 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2015.149

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