Cell biology of plant early response to Fusarium oxysporum

The first battle between plants and their pathogens occurs at the host apoplast, separated from the plant cytosol by the first layers of plant cell defence: the cell wall and the plasma membrane, which contains receptors that perceive specific signals from the pathogen. The connection of these plant structures plays a key role in defence against pathogens, especially those which grow intercellularly, like Fusarium oxysporum. In this seminar I will present our work focused on the identification and characterization of those first layers of plant response against Fusarium oxysporum.