Plant immune responses, which involve a reallocation of resources from growth to defense, are activated upon recognition of flagellin by a plant receptor called FLS2.

D. Chinchilla et al., "A flagellin-induced complex of the receptor FLS2 and BAK1 initiates plant defence," Nature, 448:497– 501, 2007. (Cited in 66 papers) A team of European researchers led by Thomas ...

To stay healthy, plants balance the energy they put into growing with the amount they use to defend against harmful bacteria. The mechanisms behind this equilibrium have largely remained mysterious.

Signals from Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are essential for regulating inflammation and for generating innate immune responses to pathogens. A study now shows that signaling downstream of TLR5 might ...