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Cuticular defects lead to full immunity to a major plant pathogen

Chassot, Céline ; Nawrath, Christiane ; Métraux, Jean-Pierre

In: The Plant Journal, 2007, vol. 49, no. 6, p. 972-980

In addition to its role as a barrier, the cuticle is also a source of signals perceived by invading fungi. Cuticular breakdown products have been shown previously to be potent inducers of cutinase or developmental processes in fungal pathogens. Here the question was addressed as to whether plants themselves can perceive modifications of the cuticle. This was studied using Arabidopsis...