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G Proteins and Plant Innate Immunity

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Integrated G Proteins Signaling in Plants

Part of the book series: Signaling and Communication in Plants ((SIGCOMM))

Abstract

Under the peaceful appearance of lovely green meadow, the different plant communities are engaged in a continuous struggle for life. Plants use every imaginable mechanism to enhance their defenses in order to survive attacks from an enormous number of pathogens. Plant innate immunity strongly relies on signal transduction pathways connecting pathogen recognition with the establishment of specific defense responses. Heterotrimeric and small GTP-binding proteins provide such signaling between plasma membrane receptors and cytoplasm localized effector molecules. Recent studies, mostly in Arabidopsis and rice, have revealed very important roles for G proteins in plant resistance to fungal pathogens. Experimental evidence implicating G proteins in plant innate immunity and putative signaling mechanisms is presented and discussed in this chapter.

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We thank Dr. Miguel Angel Torres for helpful discussions. Heterotrimeric G protein work in A. Molina’s laboratory is supported by Spanish MEC (Grant BIO2006-00488). G-protein research in J. Botella’s laboratory is supported by the Australian Research Council (grant DP0772145).

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Trusov, Y., Jordá, L., Molina, A., Botella, J.R. (2010). G Proteins and Plant Innate Immunity. In: Yalovsky, S., Baluška, F., Jones, A. (eds) Integrated G Proteins Signaling in Plants. Signaling and Communication in Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03524-1_12

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