Arabidopsis (IMAGE)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Arabidopsis

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When exposed to pathogens, the common lab plant A. thaliana relies on a defense protein called NPR1 to stay healthy (right). Plants that lack NPR1 (left) become infected and develop yellow leaves.

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Raul Zavaliev/Duke University

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