BookArchana Singh, Indrakant K. Singh, editors.
Summary: The book offers an integrated overview of plant-pathogen interactions. It discusses all the steps in the pathway, from the microbe-host-cell interface and the plant's recognition of the microbe to the plant's defense response and biochemical alterations to achieve tolerance / resistance. It also sheds light on the classes of pathogens (bacteria, fungus and viruses); effector molecules, such as PAMPs; receptor molecules like PRRs and NBS-LRR proteins; signaling components like MAPKs; regulatory molecules, such as phytohormones and miRNA; transcription factors, such as WRKY; defense-related proteins such as PR-proteins; and defensive metabolites like secondary metabolites. In addition, it examines the role of post-genomics, high-throughput technology (transcriptomics and proteomics) in studying pathogen outbreaks causing crop losses in a number of plants. Providing a comprehensive picture of plant-pathogen interaction, the updated information included in this book is valuable for all those involved in crop improvement.
Contents:
Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; Abbreviations;
1: Arabidopsis thaliana as a Model Organism to Study Plant-Pathogen Interactions; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Plant-Pathogen Interactions; 1.3 How Arabidopsis thaliana Recognize and Respond to Pathogens?; 1.4 Arabidopsis thaliana: An Important Model Host for Studying Plant-Pathogen Interactions; 1.5 A. thaliana-Pathogen Interactions; 1.5.1 Arabidopsis-Virus Interactions; 1.5.2 Arabidopsis-Bacterium Interactions; 1.5.3 Arabidopsis-Fungus Interactions; 1.6 Conclusion; Glossary; References. 2.2.4.7 Magnaporthe oryzae2.2.5 Bacterial Biotrophy and Necrotrophy; 2.2.6 Basis of Bacterial Pathogenicity: The HRP System; 2.2.7 Effector Proteins Synthesized by the Bacteria; 2.2.8 Extracellular Polysaccharide and Toxins Produced by Bacteria; 2.2.9 Plant Cell Wall-Degrading Enzymes (PCWDE); 2.3 Plant Defense Responses Against Pathogen Attack; 2.4 Use of Effector Proteins in Plant Breeding; 2.5 Prospects; Glossary; References;
3: Plantâ#x80;#x93;Virus Interactions; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Environment and Evolution Modulate Plant Pathogenesis; 3.3 Plantâ#x80;#x93;Virus Relationships.
2: Fungal and Bacterial Biotrophy and Necrotrophy2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Fungal Biotrophy and Necrotrophy; 2.2.1 Effector Proteins Secreted by Fungal Plant Pathogens; 2.2.2 Effectors Produced by Pathogens Disturb the Phytohormonal Signaling; 2.2.3 Phytotoxins Released by Fungal Pathogens; 2.2.4 Significant Effector Proteins Secreted by Few Biotrophic, Hemibiotrophic, and Necrotrophic Fungi; 2.2.4.1 Cladosporium fulvum; 2.2.4.2 Ustilago maydis; 2.2.4.3 Blumeria graminis; 2.2.4.4 Botrytis cinerea; 2.2.4.5 Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; 2.2.4.6 Alternaria brassicicola. 3.3.1 Compatible Hostâ#x80;#x93;Virus Relationships3.3.2 Non-compatible Hostâ#x80;#x93;Virus Relationships; 3.4 Methods of Diagnosis of Viruses; 3.4.1 Serological Assays: Traditional Molecular Method of Disease Detection; 3.4.2 Molecular Techniques or Nucleic Acid-Based Methods for Virus Detection; 3.4.3 Innovative Detection Methods; 3.4.3.1 Lateral Flow Microarrays (LFM); 3.4.3.2 Methods Based on the Analysis of Volatile Compounds as Biomarkers; 3.5 Transmission of Viruses; 3.6 Virus Accumulation and Movement in the Host; 3.6.1 Viral Factors Involved in Plant Pathogenesis. 3.6.2 Viral Long-Distance Movement3.7 Responses of Plants to Viruses; 3.7.1 Cellular Stress; 3.7.2 Development Defects; 3.7.3 Abnormalities in Chloroplast; 3.8 Viral Infection and Physiological Functioning of Host Plants; 3.8.1 Virion Disassembly and Viral Genome Translation; 3.8.1.1 Host Factors in Virion Decoating; 3.8.2 Viral Replication Complex Composition; 3.8.2.1 Host Factors in Viral Genome Translation; 3.8.2.2 Regulation of Viral Replication by Viral Protein Modifications; 3.8.2.3 Interference of Viral and Plant Factors with Hormone Regulation.