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ReviewAnnals of botany2018

Molecular mimicry modulates plant host responses to pathogens.

Pamela Ronald, Anna Joe

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Review in Annals of botany, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Genome Evolution in Plant Pathogenic Bacteria.Genome biology and evolution · 2026
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  4. Impact of Nutrient Stress on Plant Disease Resistance.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pamela RonaldDepartment of Plant Pathology and the Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Anna JoeDepartment of Plant Pathology and the Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
University of California, Davis · US

Funding

Activation of immune receptor signaling by a sulfated peptideR01GM122968 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI RONALD, PAMELA C · 2017 to 2020
$2.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM122968
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Pathogens often secrete molecules that mimic those present in the plant host. Recent studies indicate that some of these molecules mimic plant hormones required for development and immunity. Scope and Conclusion: This Viewpoint reviews the literature on microbial molecules produced by plant pathogens that functionally mimic molecules present in the plant host. This article includes examples from nematodes, bacteria and fungi with emphasis on RaxX, a microbial protein produced by the bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. RaxX mimics a plant peptide hormone, PSY (plant peptide containing sulphated tyrosine). The rice immune receptor XA21 detects sulphated RaxX but not the endogenous peptide PSY. Studies of the RaxX/XA21 system have provided insight into both host and pathogen biology and offered a framework for future work directed at understanding how XA21 and the PSY receptor(s) can be differentially activated by RaxX and endogenous PSY peptides.

Indexed as

Host-Pathogen InteractionsMolecular MimicryPlant DiseasesPlant Immunityengineering receptormicrobial mimicMolecular mimicryplant pathogenPSYRaxXXA21

Identifiers

PMID29182721
PMCPMC5786207
OpenAlexW2770483006

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