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SUBMITTER: Zhu W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6168153 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhu Wangsheng W Zaidem Maricris M Van de Weyer Anna-Lena AL Gutaker Rafal M RM Chae Eunyoung E Kim Sang-Tae ST Bemm Felix F Li Lei L Todesco Marco M Schwab Rebecca R Unger Frederik F Beha Marcel Janis MJ Demar Monika M Weigel Detlef D
PLoS genetics 20180920 9
Plants defend themselves against pathogens by activating an array of immune responses. Unfortunately, immunity programs may also cause unintended collateral damage to the plant itself. The quantitative disease resistance gene ACCELERATED CELL DEATH 6 (ACD6) serves to balance growth and pathogen resistance in natural populations of Arabidopsis thaliana. An autoimmune allele, ACD6-Est, which strongly reduces growth under specific laboratory conditions, is found in over 10% of wild strains. There i ...[more]