How do plants achieve immunity? Defence without specialized immune cells.
Vertebrates have evolved a sophisticated adaptive immune system that relies on an almost infinite diversity of antigen receptors that are clonally expressed by specialized immune cells that roam the circulatory system. These immune cells provide vertebrates with extraordinary antigen-specific immune capacity and memory, while minimizing self-reactivity. Plants, however, lack specialized mobile immune cells. Instead, every plant cell is thought to be capable of launching an effective immune response. So how do plants achieve specific, self-tolerant immunity and establish immune memory? Recent developments point towards a multilayered plant innate immune system comprised of self-surveillance, systemic signalling and chromosomal changes that together establish effective immunity.
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- Plant Proteins
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- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Disease Resistance
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
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Publication Date
Volume
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Start / End Page
Related Subject Headings
- Plants
- Plant Proteins
- Plant Diseases
- Models, Immunological
- Immunology
- Immunity
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Disease Resistance
- 3204 Immunology
- 1107 Immunology