Defense and Offense Strategies: The Role of Aspartic Proteases in Plant–Pathogen Interactions
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Abstract
1. The Past and the Present of Aspartic Proteases
2. The Features of Plant Aspartic Proteases
2.1. Structure and Classification
2.2. Activation of Aspartic Proteases and Their Subcellular Localization
3. Aspartic Proteases Involved in Plant Defense Responses
3.1. Response to Abiotic Stress
3.2. Aspartic Proteases Involvement in Plant–Pathogen Interaction
4. Pathogen Aspartic Proteases
5. Conclusions and Future Perspectives
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Plant | Protease | Role | Reference |
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Phaseolus vulgaris | PvAP1 | Up-regulated in susceptible cultivars | [66] |
Arabidopsis thaliana | ASPG1 | Overexpressor lines recover better from drought | [30] |
Solanum tuberosum | ASPG1 homolog | Down-regulated in drought and up-regulated upon rewatering | [68] |
Arabidopsis thaliana | APA1 | Overexpressor lines are more tolerant to MWD | [31] |
Fagopyrum esculentum | FeAP9 | Up-regulated in dark, drought, UV-B light and wounding stresses | [69] |
Ananas comosus | AcAP1 | Up-regulated upon chilling treatment in resistant to chill cultivars | [70] |
Vitis vinifera | VvAP17 | Expression in Arabidopsis increased tolerance to drought and salt stress | [32] |
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Figueiredo, L.; Santos, R.B.; Figueiredo, A. Defense and Offense Strategies: The Role of Aspartic Proteases in Plant–Pathogen Interactions. Biology 2021, 10, 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10020075
Figueiredo L, Santos RB, Figueiredo A. Defense and Offense Strategies: The Role of Aspartic Proteases in Plant–Pathogen Interactions. Biology. 2021; 10(2):75. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10020075
Chicago/Turabian StyleFigueiredo, Laura, Rita B. Santos, and Andreia Figueiredo. 2021. "Defense and Offense Strategies: The Role of Aspartic Proteases in Plant–Pathogen Interactions" Biology 10, no. 2: 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10020075
APA StyleFigueiredo, L., Santos, R. B., & Figueiredo, A. (2021). Defense and Offense Strategies: The Role of Aspartic Proteases in Plant–Pathogen Interactions. Biology, 10(2), 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10020075