Newly Discovered Enzyme is 'Firing Pin' for Plant Immunity (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Newly Discovered Enzyme is 'Firing Pin' for Plant Immunity

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The SIK1 protein links plant cell membrane receptors that detect pathogens (left) to enzymes that produce reactive oxygen that attacks and kills them (right).

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Coaker lab/Cell Host & Microbe

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