PcGCE is a potent elicitor of defense responses in aspen
E. N. Donev, M. Derba-Maceluch, X. Liu, H. C. Bwanika, I. Dobrowolska, M. Thapa, J. Lesniewska, J. Simura, A. Y.- L. Tsai, D. Boström, L. A. Kleczkowski, M. E. Eriksson, K. Ljung, E. R. Master, E. J. Mellerowicz
This paper shows that PcGCE, a microbial enzyme, acts as a pathogen-associated molecular pattern in aspen, triggering immune responses and growth retardation when expressed in transgenic plants.
bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2021 · PreprintBioengineering