Plant ferredoxin-like protein is a Ferredoxin-I protein that is
involved in the hypersensitive response (HR) and plant immune
response to bacterial pathogens. The protein contains an N-terminal
chloroplast transit peptide that causes the protein to accumulate
within the chloroplasts of cells. In transgenic applications, the
protein can also be found in the cytoplasm. The exact resistance
mechanism of this protein to bacterial remains unclear. However,
transgenic applications of this protein have shown that it
intensifies the HR and increases the production of reactive oxygen
species in response to the pathogen associated molecular pattern
harpin, which is produced by Gram negative bacterial pathogens,
such as Pseudomonas syringae.
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