Hormone (dis)harmony moulds plant health and disease.

Grant, Murray R; Jones, Jonathan D G · Science · 2009

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Abstract

Diseased plants often display phenotypes consistent with hormone perturbations. We review recent data that have revealed roles in plant-microbe interactions for cellular components and signaling molecules that previously were associated only with hormone signaling. A better understanding of cross-talk between hormonal and defense signaling pathways should reveal new potential targets for microbial effectors that attenuate host resistance mechanisms.

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