The receptor-like kinase SERK3/BAK1 is required for basal resistance against the late blight pathogen phytophthora infestans in Nicotiana benthamiana.

The filamentous oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora infestans causes late blight, an economically important disease, on members of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), such as the crop plants potato and tomato. The related plant Nicotiana benthamiana is a model system to study plant-pathogen interac...

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Main Authors: Angela Chaparro-Garcia, Rachael C Wilkinson, Selena Gimenez-Ibanez, Kim Findlay, Michael D Coffey, Cyril Zipfel, John P Rathjen, Sophien Kamoun, Sebastian Schornack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3029390?pdf=render