Network biology reveals pathogen targets in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana

(University of Alabama at Birmingham) Using systems biology, researchers successfully identified previously unknown protein targets of plant pathogens in the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana, employing some of the same methods used to analyze social networks or biological networks. Their theoretical framework, they say, could help analyze other interactions between species to reveal pathogen contact points.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news