An OsCEBiP/OsCERK1-OsRacGEF1-OsRac1 Module Is an Essential Early Component of Chitin-Induced Rice Immunity

A flagellin-induced complex of the receptor FLS2 and BAK1 initiates plant defence

Delphine Chinchilla, Cyril Zipfel, Silke Robatzek et al. · Nature · 2007 · 1.9K citations

Biology, Plant Defence, Plant Immunity +10

Visualization of Interactions among bZIP and Rel Family Proteins in Living Cells Using Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation

Chang-Deng Hu, Yurii Chinenov, Tom K. Kerppola · Molecular Cell · 2002 · 1.6K citations · Full text

Protein Function, Protein Assembly, Protein Folding +9

Plant cells recognize chitin fragments for defense signaling through a plasma membrane receptor

Hanae Kaku, Yoko Nishizawa, Naoko Ishii-Minami et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2006 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Plasma Membrane Receptor, Chitin Fragments, Glycobiology +18

Conserved Fungal LysM Effector Ecp6 Prevents Chitin-Triggered Immunity in Plants

Ronnie de Jonge, H. Peter van Esse, Anja Kombrink et al. · Science · 2010 · 752 citations · Full text

Microbial Pathogens, Fungal Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +16

Two LysM receptor molecules, CEBiP and OsCERK1, cooperatively regulate chitin elicitor signaling in rice

Takeo Shimizu, Takuto Nakano, Daisuke Takamizawa et al. · The Plant Journal · 2010 · 697 citations · Full text

Engineering, Plant Pathology, Cytoskeleton +16