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Fight to the death: Arabidopsis thaliana defense response to fungal necrotrophic pathogens

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Necrotrophic fungi, being the largest class of fungal plant pathogens, pose a serious economic problem to crop production. They are the cause of heavy losses in agriculture worldwide. Understanding the process of plant infection by necrotrophic fungi, including subtle interaction networks connecting such evolutionarily distinct organisms has recently been given high research priority. Such studies are now possible mainly because of the utility of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. A. thaliana has a sequenced genome and thousands of mutants available, allowing investigation of virtually all aspects of plant pathogenesis. This review focuses on morphological and molecular changes in A. thaliana, which occur during response to infection by necrotrophic fungi. These responses in relation to resistance and susceptibility of the plant will be discussed.

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Abbreviations

ABA:

Abscisic acid

ET:

Ethylene

HR:

Hypersensitive response

JA:

Jasmonic acid

PCD:

Programed cell death

PR:

Pathogenesis related

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

SA:

Salicylic acid

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    Joanna Łaźniewska, Violetta K. Macioszek & Andrzej K. Kononowicz

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Łaźniewska, J., Macioszek, V.K., Lawrence, C.B. et al. Fight to the death: Arabidopsis thaliana defense response to fungal necrotrophic pathogens. Acta Physiol Plant 32, 1–10 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-009-0372-6

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