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VIP1: linking Agrobacterium-mediated transformation to plant immunity?

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Agrobacterium tumefaciens is the most efficient vehicle used today for the production of transgenic plants and plays an essential role in basic scientific research and in agricultural biotechnology. Previously, plant VirE2-interacting protein 1 (VIP1) was shown to play a role in Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Recent reports demonstrate that VIP1, as one of the bZIP transcription factors, is also involved in plant immunity responses. Agrobacterium is able to activate and abuse VIP1 for transformation. These findings highlight Agrobacterium-host interaction and unveil how Agrobacterium hijacks host cellular mechanism for its own benefit. This review focuses on the roles played by VIP1 in Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and plant immunity.

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We apologize to authors whose work was not cited because of space limitations. Researches in our laboratory are supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 30471052, 30871457), the State Key Basic Research and Development Plan of China (No. 2009CB118500) and the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (No. IRT0635).

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Liu, Y., Kong, X., Pan, J. et al. VIP1: linking Agrobacterium-mediated transformation to plant immunity?. Plant Cell Rep 29, 805–812 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-010-0870-4

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