| Family name |
Plant Elicitor Peptides (MtPEP) |
| Class |
Non-Cys, non-PTM |
| Mode of Action |
Signal |
| Post-translational modifications (PTMs) |
None |
| Receptor |
AtPEPR1/2 |
| Evolutionary Range |
All angiosperms |
| Function |
Alkalinizing activity; induces defense-signaling genes; enhance damage-signaling, immunity and systemic acquired resistance; also induces chlorophyll degradation during senescence; activates rapid Ca++ burst inducing kinases and ROS. Defense signaling |
| References |
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Endogenous peptide elicitors in higher plants Endogenous peptide elicitors in higher plants Curr Opin Plant Biol . 2011 Aug;14(4):351-7.
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