The role of the secondary cell wall in plant resistance to pathogens
Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics · Universidad Politécnica de Madrid · +2 more institutions
Abstract
Plant resistance to pathogens relies on a complex network of constitutive and inducible defensive barriers. The plant cell wall is one of the barriers that pathogens need to overcome to successfully colonize plant tissues. The traditional view of the plant cell wall as a passive barrier has evolved to a concept that considers the wall as a dynamic structure that regulates both constitutive and inducible defense mechanisms, and as a source of signaling molecules that trigger immune responses. The secondary cell walls of plants also represent a carbon-neutral feedstock (lignocellulosic biomass) for the production of biofuels and biomaterials. Therefore, engineering plants with improved secondary cell wall…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 36.32
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 143
Authors
4- EMEva Miedes
Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
- RVRuben Vanholme
Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Ghent University
- WBWout Boerjan
Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Ghent University
- AMAntonio MolinaCorresponding
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics
Topics & keywords
- Cell wall
- Biorefinery
- Lignin
- Secondary cell wall
- Biology
- Biomass (ecology)
- Lignocellulosic biomass
- Resistance (ecology)
- Clean water and sanitation