How invading pathogens switch off plant cells' defenses - Phys.org


5/31/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by Science X staff

Many disease-causing bacteria are able to inhibit the defense mechanisms in plants and thus escape dissolution by the plant cell, a process known as xenophagy. Animal and human cells have a similar mechanism whereby the cell's defenses "eat" invading bacteria…

Many disease-causing bacteria are able to inhibit the defense mechanisms in plants and thus escape dissolution by the plant cell, a process known as xenophagy. Animal and human cells have a similar m… [+3470 chars]

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