Membrane trafficking pathways and their roles in plant-microbe interactions

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  • 1The Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma-shi, Nara, 630-0192 Japan.

Plant & Cell Physiology
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Keywords:
Membrane traffickingPlant immunityPlant–microbe interactionsSymbiosis

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