Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops: Molecular Biology and Host Defense Mechanisms, Second Edition

Plant surveillance system against invasion of fungal pathogensSignal cascade in fungal cellSignal sensor relay and respondersPlasma membrane channelsReactive oxygen species and nitrogen species in signal transduction in cell death programsCross-talk between signaling systemsTransgenic plants over-expressing signaling systemsCloning of R genesTransgenic plants expressing R genesRegulatory genesSusceptibility genesProgrammed cell death programsMolecular switchesPlant cell wall in signaling systemSeventeen classes of PR proteinsTransgenic plants expressing PR proteins, phytoalexins, and phytoanticipinsToxins in cell death programs and disease development Summary Dramatic progress in molecular biology and genetic engineering has recently produced an unparalleled wealth of information on the mechanisms of plant and pathogen interactions at the cellular and molecular levels. Completely revised and expanded, Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops: Molecular Biology and Host Defense Mechanism