Shanghai scientists make new discovery in plant immunity
By ZHOU WENTING in Shanghai |
China Daily |
Updated: 2021-03-11 10:41
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Researchers from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced the discovery in Shanghai on Wednesday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Shanghai scientists have discovered the correlation between two immune pathways that plants use to protect themselves against diverse pathogens, providing new insights into strategies of improving plant resistance to numerous diseases.
Plants have a two-layered immune system - comprising of pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) and effector-triggered immunity (ETI) - to defend themselves against pathogens. Previous studies showed that PTI and ETI have significant differences in signaling initiation and early transduction events, and therefore have traditionally been considered to act independently.