A great deal of effort is being invested in understanding the molecular mechanisms through which plants interact with pathogenic microbes. In Plant Immunity: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers in the field describe emerging technologies that can be applied to the most significant outstanding questions faced by scientists studying immunity in plants. The technologies in this detailed volume include methods for examining protein localization, protein complex purification, protein-protein interactions, transient and inducible gene expression, chromatin immunoprecipitation, microaspiration, laser microdissection, purification of fungal haustoria, and genetic manipulation of bacterial and oomycete pathogens. These techniques are applicable to a wide range of topics, including molecular functionality of NB-LRR proteins and other immune signaling components, and functional characterization of effector proteins and other pathogen components that sabotage host immunity. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and key tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Edited by:
John M. McDowell
Imprint: Humana Press Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2011
Volume: 712
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 787g
ISBN: 9781617379970
ISBN 10: 1617379972
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
Pages: 295
Publication Date: 02 March 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Studying NB-LRR Immune Receptor Localization by Agroinfiltration Transient Expression.- Fragment Complementation and Co-Immunoprecipitation Assays for Understanding R Protein Structure and Function.- Purification of Resistance Protein Complexes Using a Biotinylated Affinity (HPB) Tag.- Biochemical Purification of Native Immune Protein Complexes.- Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) to Identify Global Targets of WRKY Transcription Factor Family Members Involved in Plant Immunity.- Dose Response to and Systemic Movement of Dexamethasone in the GVG Inducible Transgene System in Arabidopsis.- Quantifying Alternatively Spliced mRNA via Capillary Electrophoresis.- Constructing Haustorium-Specific cDNA Libraries from Rust Fungi.- Microaspiration of Esophageal Gland Cells and cDNA Library Construction for Identifying Parasitism Genes of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes.- Construction of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 Mutant and Polymutant Strains.- A Straightforward Protocol for Electro-Transformation of Phytophthora capsici Zoospores.- Propagation, Storage, and Assays with Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis, a Model Oomycete Pathogen of Arabidopsis.- Assaying Effector Function In planta Using Double-Barreled Particle Bombardment.- Assays for Effector-Mediated Suppression of Programmed Cell Death in Yeast.- Purification of Effector-Target Protein Complexes via Transient Expression in N. benthamiana.- Imaging Fluorescently-Tagged Phytophthora Effector Proteins Inside Infected Plant Tissue.- Immunolocalization of Pathogen Effectors.- Laser Capture Microdissection of Nematode Feeding Cells.- Laser Microdissection of Plant-Fungus Interaction Sites and Isolation of RNA for Downstream Expression Profiling.- Global Expression Profiling of RNA from Laser Microdissected Cells at Fungal-Plant Interaction Sites.- Visualizing Cellular Dynamics in Plant-Microbe Interactions Using Fluorescent-Tagged Proteins.
Reviews for Plant Immunity: Methods and Protocols
From the reviews: This volume ... describes newly developed or optimised techniques for understanding the immune response of plants and the ways in which pathogens, including the true fungi, oomycetes, nematodes and bacteria, are able to subvert it. ... Where appropriate, methods are well illustrated with diagrams, photographs of equipment and expected results. In summary, this is a timely addition to this series and will be of immediate interest and use to all those working in this field. (Andrew James, Annals of Botany, Vol. 111 (1), January, 2013)
