Washington State University

Alisa Huffaker

Clarence A Ryan

Gregory L Pearce

Yube Yamaguchi

A 23 amino acid peptide, AtPep1, plays an important role as a signaling component of the innate immune system of. The peptide precursor gene is transcribed in response to elicitors generated by pathogens, and AtPep1 is produced to amplify the signaling pathways. Seven paralogs of the AtproPep1 gene have been identified in thegenome, and orthologs have been identified in species of several agriculturally important families. AtPep1 and its paralogs and orthologs play important roles as endogenous signals to amplify innate immunity. The sequences of two AtPep1 receptors fromare also provided.

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Pullman, WA, United States of America

Alisa Huffaker