Oligoglucoside elicitor-mediated activation of plant defense

BioEssaysVolume 20, Issue 7 p. 569-576 Review Oligoglucoside elicitor-mediated activation of plant defense Jürgen Ebel, Corresponding Author Jürgen Ebel Botanisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, GermanyBotanisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Menzinger Str. 67, 80638 München, GermanySearch for more papers by this author Jürgen Ebel, Corresponding Author Jürgen Ebel Botanisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, GermanyBotanisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Menzinger Str. 67, 80638 München, GermanySearch for more papers by this author First published: 06 December 1998 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199807)20:7<569::AID-BIES8>3.0.CO;2-FCitations: 67AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Plants have acquired defense mechanisms to counteract potential pathogens. One such strategy involves inducible defense reactions that are activated by elicitors, signaling compounds of diverse nature. For one class of elicitors, oligoglucosides, recent developments in the characterization and isolation of an oligoclucan-binding protein, a putative elicitor receptor, and isolation of a cDNA that encodes the binding protein are discussed. Furthermore, the discovery of a role for calcium in the elicitation process is described. Finally, the identification of polymerase chain reaction products whose sequences indicate that they encode cytochrome P-450–dependent enzymes with possible roles in the formation of phytoalexins, antimicrobial plant defense compounds, is reported. 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