Pathogen-induced systemic DNA rearrangement in plants.
Journal Article (Review;Journal Article)
Infection of tobacco plants with tobacco mosaic virus and oilseed rape mosaic virus was shown to induce a threefold increase in homologous DNA recombination in non-infected tissues. Grafting experiments by Igor Kovalchuk et al. demonstrated that this increase was mediated by a systemic recombination signal that traveled ahead of the virus. A similar increase in DNA recombination was also observed in the progeny of the infected plants, indicating that pathogen-induced recombination can lead to heritable adaptations to environmental stresses.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Dong, X
Published Date
- February 2004
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 9 / 2
Start / End Page
- 60 - 61
PubMed ID
- 15106587
Pubmed Central ID
- 15106587
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1878-4372
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1360-1385
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.tplants.2003.12.002
Language
- eng