Discriminating symbiosis and immunity signals by receptor competition in rice [Plant Biology]

Plants encounter various microbes in nature and must respond appropriately to symbiotic or pathogenic ones. In rice, the receptor-like kinase OsCERK1 is involved in recognizing both symbiotic and immune signals. However, how these opposing signals are discerned via OsCERK1 remains unknown. Here, we found that receptor competition enables the discrimination...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Plant Biology Biological Sciences Source Type: research
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