Title: Lipopolysaccharide, a potential inducer of plant defense response
Abstract: Many biotic and abiotic agents increase the potency of the induction of plant defense responses rather than inducing them directly. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a ubiquitous component of Gram-negative bacteria that can induce defense-related responses in plants. LPS can induce the suppression of the hypersensitivity response (HR) but we have a poor understanding of the molecular effects of LPS. Mari-Anne Newman and colleagues [ 1. Newman M.-A et al. Prior exposure to lipopolysaccharide potentiates expression of defenses in response to bacteria. Plant J. 2002; 29: 487-495 Crossref PubMed Scopus (123) Google Scholar ] now provide evidence of a wider role for LPS in plant–bacterial interactions, beyond its limited activity as a direct inducer of plant defense.
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-05-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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