Similarities and differences in chitin-mediated recognition of microbes between plant species

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24780334
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Applied molecular and cellular biology
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: SHINYA TOMONORI 岡山大学, 資源植物科学研究所, 助教 (80514207)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 植物免疫 / イネ / シロイヌナズナ / キチン / 受容体 / シグナル伝達

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Chitin is a major structural component of fungal cell walls and its perception triggers plant immune responses. Comparative analysis of chitin receptors in two model plants, Arabidopsis and rice, indicated species-specific differences in components of the receptor complex and their molecular characteristics. We also demonstrated that receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase PBL27 is an immediate downstream component of AtCERK1 signaling pathway in Arabidopsis.

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