연사 : 손기훈 교수(POSTECH 생명과학과)
연제 : Genetic basis of plant disease resistance and its impact on our future
일시 : 2015년 10월 16일 (금) 오후 4시
장소 : 하나과학관 A동 109호
Abstract
Food supply is limited, human population is increasing rapidly and use of agrichemicals is not favored. We must increase crop productivity by using environmentally friendly method. Plants and their microbial pathogens co-evolve their mechanisms of detection and its evasion. Plants use specialized immune receptors to detect invading pathogens and activate a complex network of immune responses. In plants, disease resistance (R) proteins recognize pathogen-derived effector molecules and activate innate immunity. How R proteins activate signaling cascades, in particular transcriptional responses, upon recognition of pathogen effectors, is one of the most important yet unsolved questions in plant biology. In this presentation, the genetic basis of plant disease resistance and its potential impact on our future food security will be discussed.