Recent Insights into Plant-Pathogens Interactions through Proteomics Approaches

Abstract

Plants are vulnerable to adverse living conditions, frequently suffering from a variety of pathogens. A series of defensive events occur rapidly in plant cells, including complex biochemical and physiological responses. Several studies have been performed in plant-pathogen interactions researches. In this field of investigation, proteomics technology, has contributed to the understanding of pathogenicity strategies in pathogens, as well as the defence mechanisms in plants. Recently, the proteomics approach has drastically expanded due to some biological questions can only be addressed at the protein level. Its application is becoming a more powerful functional genomic tool and allows for a global perspective in plant-pathogen interactions. This review provides a brief overview of the current methods and progress of proteomics in the research of plant-pathogen interactions. In addition, relevant protein function and expression profiles are also reviewed.