Sessa Molecular Plant Immunity

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-48145-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, E-Book

Molecular Plant Immunity provides an integrated look atboth well-established and emerging concepts in plant diseaseresistance providing the most current information on this importantvitally important topic within plant biology. Understanding themolecular basis of the plant immune system has implications on thedevelopment of new varieties of sustainable crops, understandingthe challenges plant life will face in changing environments, aswell as providing a window into immune function that could havetranslational appeal to human medicine.
Molecular Plant Immunity opens with chapters reviewinghow the first line of plant immune response is activated followedby chapters looking at the molecular mechanisms that allow fungi,bacteria, and oomycetes to circumvent those defenses. Plantresistance proteins, which provide the second line of plant immunedefense, are then covered followed by chapters on the role ofhormones in immunity and the mechanisms that modulate specificinteraction between plants and viruses. The final chapters look atmodel plant-pathogen systems to review interaction between plantsand fungal, bacterial, and viral pathogens.
Written by a leading team of international experts,Molecular Plant Immunity will provide a needed resource todiverse research community investigated plant immunity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sessa, Guido

Über Autor(innen)

Guido Sessa is Associate Professor of Molecular Plant Pathology in the Department of Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants at Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.