Insights From Natural Host-Parasite Interactions: The ...
Plants have receptor proteins (often leucine-rich receptors, LRRs) that recognize parasites and activate cytoplasmic signaling cascades. This results in activation of a WRKY domain transcription factor that up-regulates antimicrobial effector proteins used to control the infection (Nurnberger et al., 2004).To circumvent this generic host immunity, specialist plant parasites have evolved ...