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| Gene family analyzed | References | Implication in plant defense reactions | References |
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| NB-LRR (nucleotide-binding leucin-rich repeat) | Kohler et al. [19] | Gene-for-gene resistance mechanisms, host-specific resistance (R proteins) | Jones and Dangl [20] |
BED-NB-LRR
(BED family of poplar NB-LRR) | Kohler et al. [19]
Germain and Séguin [24] | BED domain is a zinc-finger DNA-binding domain | Markljung et al. [64] |
| TLPs or PR5 (thaumatin-like proteins) | Petre et al. [27] | Antimicrobial and glycan-degrading activities | Liu et al. [65] |
Phenylpropanoid metabolism
(secondary metabolism) | Tsai et al. [66]
Hamberger et al. [67] | Phytoalexin synthesis and cell wall reinforcement upon pathogen attack | Bednarek and Osbourn [68] |
CAD
(cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase) |
Barakat et al. [69] | Lignin biosynthesis, cell wall reinforcement upon pathogen attack | Tronchet et al. [70] |
| YUCCA (auxin biosynthesis) |
Ye et al. [71] | Auxin can promote virulence during biotrophic infection | Grant and Jones [72] |
ARF and Aux/IAA
(auxin-response transcription factor) | Kalluri et al. [73] | Auxin can promote virulence during biotrophic infection | Grant and Jones [72] |
| AP2/ERF (Ethylene-response transcription factors) | Zhuang et al. [74] | Regulation of disease resistance pathways | Gutterson and Reuber [75] |
R2R3MYB
(transcription factors) |
Wilkins et al. [76] | Regulation of secondary metabolism (in Response to pathogen attack) | Mellway et al. [77] |
LysM kinase
(signal transduction) | Zhang et al. [78] | Chitin signaling and fungal resistance | Wan et al. [79] |
PLD
(phospholipase D) | Liu et al. [80] | Secondary messenger release upon pathogen attack | Wang [81] |
Protease
(protein degradation) | Garcia-Lorenzo et al. [82] | (Pathogen) protein degradation, regulation of plant cell death | Solomon et al. [83] |
F-box
(selective degradation of proteins) | Yang et al. [84] | Pathogen effector targets for host manipulation | Block et al. [85] |
Kunitz-trypsin inhibitors
(protease inhibition) | Major and Constabel [86] | Inhibition of pathogen protease and pathogen-triggered cell death | Li et al. [87] |
RBP
(RNA binding proteins) | Peal et al. [88] | Pathogen effector targets for host manipulation | Fu et al. [89] |
GST
(glutathione transferase) | Lan et al. [90] | Xenobiotic detoxification and redox homeostasis | Dixon et al. [91] |
Grx
(glutaredoxin) | Couturier et al. [92] | Redox metabolism and homeostasis controlling oxidative burst | Rouhier et al. [93] |
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