Roles of reactive oxygen species in interactions between plants and pathogens

Nandini Prasad Shetty*, Hans Jørgen Lyngs Jørgensen, Jens Due Jensen, David B. Collinge, H. Shekar Shetty

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    Abstract

    The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by the consumption of molecular oxygen during host-pathogen interactions is termed the oxidative burst. The most important ROS are singlet oxygen (1O2), the hydroxyperoxyl radical (HO2·), the superoxide anion, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), the hydroxyl radical (OH -) and the closely related reactive nitrogen species, nitric oxide (NO). These ROS are highly reactive, and therefore toxic, and participate in several important processes related to defence and infection. Furthermore, ROS also play important roles in plant biology both as toxic by-products of aerobic metabolism and as key regulators of growth, development and defence pathways. In this review, we will assess the different roles of ROS in host-pathogen interactions with special emphasis on fungal and Oomycete pathogens.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationSustainable disease management in a European context
    Number of pages14
    PublisherSpringer
    Publication date2008
    Pages267-280
    ISBN (Print)9781402087790
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

    Keywords

    • Antimicrobial
    • Cell wall cross-linking
    • Gene expression
    • Hydrogen peroxide
    • Hypersensitive response
    • Signal transduction
    • Successful pathogenesis

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