Oligosaccharide recognition signals and defence reactions in marine plant-microbe interactions

Recent findings on the involvement of oligosaccharide signals in pathogen recognition and defence reactions in marine algae shine a new light on the ecology of their interactions with associated microorganisms. Since the marine environment encompasses lineages that have diverged a long time ago from...

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Published in:	Current opinion in microbiology Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 276 - 283
Main Authors:	Potin, Philippe, Bouarab, Kamal, Küpper, Frithjof, Kloareg, Bernard
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-06-1999
Subjects:	Bacteria - growth & development Eukaryota - microbiology Eukaryota - physiology Models, Biological Oceans and Seas oligosaccharides Oligosaccharides - metabolism polysaccharides Signal Transduction Water Microbiology VHC MAA AOS HPO ECM
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Summary:	Recent findings on the involvement of oligosaccharide signals in pathogen recognition and defence reactions in marine algae shine a new light on the ecology of their interactions with associated microorganisms. Since the marine environment encompasses lineages that have diverged a long time ago from the terrestrial phyla, these results suggest that cell-cell recognition pathways typical of terrestrial plants appeared very early in the evolution of eukaryotes. Production of oligosaccharides from marine algae using microbial recombinant polysaccharidases is also of industrial interest as plants can be protected from infections by preincubation in the presence of appropriate signals that mimic the attacks by pathogens.
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ISSN:	1369-5274 1879-0364
DOI:	10.1016/S1369-5274(99)80048-4