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How Do Pathogens Evolve Novel Virulence Activities?
This is one of the Top 10 Unanswered Questions identified by scientists doing research in molecular plant microbe interactions, addressed by the journal MPMI® in a series of invited reviews, and which is coauthored by one of our CBGP researchers.
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Arabidopsis uses Zinc-toxicity as a defence mechanism against the necrotrophic fungus Plectosphaerella cucumerina
Researchers from the CBGP (UPM-INIA) belonging to the groups "Metal homeostasis in plant-microbe interactions" and "Plant innate immunity and resistance to necrotrophic fungi", in collaboration with German and Swiss research groups, have identified a new mechanism in plant immunity in which zinc participates.
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Researchers' night at CBGP
Interactive workshops for children, adolescents and families at the Laboratory of Plant Cultivation and Greenhouses of the Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP), and a guided tour of the facilities of the CBGP research center. You will also be able to participate in the new CBGP radio podcast program “Feed your mind”.
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The co-chaperone HOP3 plays an essential role in jasmonate hormone signaling and in plant defense
Researchers at CBGP unveil that the co-chaperone HOP3 is able to regulate the jasmonic acid hormonal network by means of the correct folding and activity of its co-receptor COI1.
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Green technology to fight pollution: How poplar trees manage to degrade persistent carcinogenic polluta
Poplar trees have a proven capacity to absorb and metabolize polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), a prominent family of persistent organic pollutants with carcinogenic effects. Unravelling the underlying metabolic process is key to improve PCB remediation using green technologies.
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Spider mite egg extract modifies Arabidopsis response to future infestations
Researchers from the CBGP group "Plant-Phytophagous Molecular Interactions" studied the transcriptomic response of Arabidopsis to the mite egg extract and its implications in plant defense response.
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