Plant biology: Proteolytic release of damage signals

Plants protect their wounds against pathogen invasion by releasing damage signals that induce immune responses in neighboring cells. A new study shows that a conserved bioactive peptide is released from its cytoplasmic precursor upon wounding by a metacaspase that is activated by calcium influx into...

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Auteurs principaux: Morimoto, K, Van Der Hoorn, R
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: Elsevier 2019