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Cell wall cohesiveness is affected in plants by senescence and pathogen attack. However, the two phenomena are very distinct from each other. Senescence is the result of developmentally regulated processes, whereas pathogen attack is the first of a series of unscheduled events ultimately leading to cell degradation as well as to defense responses. Despite this obvious basic difference, it has been known for a long time that infected tissues share common traits with those undergoing senescence. This includes cell wall hydrolysis, membrane damage, ethylene formation and lipid peroxidation. Cell surfaces play a key role in the two phenomena in that they are involved in, (1) signal generation and recognition, (2) signal transduction, and (3) response to the signal. This paper illustrates the role played by the cell wall and the plasmalemma in plant-microbe interactions.
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Esquerré-Tugayé, M.T., Mazau, D., Rumeau, D. (1989). Signals and Cell Wall Events in Plant-Pathogen Interactions. In: Osborne, D.J., Jackson, M.B. (eds) Cell Separation in Plants. NATO ASI Series, vol 35. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74161-6_15
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