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On the defense: Conserved features of plant innate immunity

The innate immune response is the body's first line of defense against pathogen infection. In the June 15 issue of G&D, Dr. Xin Li (University of British Columbia) and colleagues report that three proteins work together in the MOS4-associated complex to execute innate immunity in the mustard weed, Arabidopsis.

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