Chitosan perception in Arabidopsis requires the chitin receptor AtCERK1 suggesting an improved model for receptor structure and function
E. Gubaeva, A. Gubaev, R. Melcher, S. Cord-Landwehr, R. Singh, N. E. El Gueddari, B. M. Moerschbacher
The paper investigates chitosan perception in Arabidopsis, showing that fully deacetylated chitosans do not trigger defense responses, while partially acetylated ones do, requiring AtCERK1 and leading to a new receptor model.
bioRxiv · Jul 30, 2017Biochemistry