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SUBMITTER: Fridborg I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3580810 | biostudies-other | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Fridborg Ingela I Johansson Anna A Lagensjö Johanna J Leelarasamee Natthanon N Floková Kristyna K Tarkowská Danuse D Meijer Johan J Bejai Sarosh S
Journal of experimental botany 20130110 4
ML (MD2-related lipid recognition) proteins are known to enhance innate immune responses in mammals. This study reports the analysis of the putative ML gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana and suggests a role for the ML3 gene in herbivory-associated responses in plants. Feeding by larvae of the Lepidopteran generalist herbivore Spodoptera littoralis and larvae of the specialist herbivore Plutella xylostella activated ML3 transcription in leaf tissues. ML3 loss-of-function Arabidopsis plants were ...[more]