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Science 8 May 2009:
Vol. 324. no. 5928, pp. 750 - 752
DOI: 10.1126/science.1173771
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Hormone (Dis)harmony Moulds Plant Health and Disease

Murray R. Grant1 and Jonathan D. G. Jones2,*

Diseased plants often display phenotypes consistent with hormone perturbations. We review recent data that have revealed roles in plant-microbe interactions for cellular components and signaling molecules that previously were associated only with hormone signaling. A better understanding of cross-talk between hormonal and defense signaling pathways should reveal new potential targets for microbial effectors that attenuate host resistance mechanisms.

1 School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK.
2 The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jonathan.jones{at}tsl.ac.uk

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