@article{fdi:010072814, title = {{P}otential biotechnological assets related to plant immunity modulation applicable in engineering disease-resistant crops}, author = {{S}ilva, {M}. {S}. and {A}rraes, {F}. {B}. {M}. and {C}ampos, {M}. {D}. and {G}rossi-de-{S}a, {M}. and {F}ernandez, {D}iana and {C}andido, {E}. {D}. and {C}ardoso, {M}. {H}. and {F}ranco, {O}. {L}. and {G}rossi-de-{S}a, {M}. {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his review emphasizes the biotechnological potential of molecules implicated in the different layers of plant immunity, including, pathogen-associated molecular pattern ({PAMP})-triggered immunity ({PTI}), effector-triggered susceptibility ({ETS}), and effector-triggered immunity ({ETI}) that can be applied in the development of disease-resistant genetically modified ({GM}) plants. {T}hese biomolecules are produced by pathogens (viruses, bacteria, fungi, oomycetes) or plants during their mutual interactions. {B}iomolecules involved in the first layers of plant immunity, {PTI} and {ETS}, include inhibitors of pathogen cell-wall-degrading enzymes ({CWDE}s), plant pattern recognition receptors ({PRR}s) and susceptibility ({S}) proteins, while the {ETI}-related biomolecules include plant resistance ({R}) proteins. {T}he biomolecules involved in plant defense {PTI}/{ETI} responses described herein also include antimicrobial peptides ({AMP}s), pathogenesis-related ({PR}) proteins and ribosome-inhibiting proteins ({RIP}s), as well as enzymes involved in plant defensive secondary metabolite biosynthesis (phytoanticipins and phytoalexins). {M}oreover, the regulation of immunity by {RNA} interference ({RNA}i) in {GM} disease-resistant plants is also considered. {T}herefore, the present review does not cover all the classes of biomolecules involved in plant innate immunity that may be applied in the development of disease-resistant {GM} crops but instead highlights the most common strategies in the literature, as well as their advantages and disadvantages.}, keywords = {{P}athogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered immunity ({PTI}) ; {E}ffector-triggered susceptibility ({ETS}) ; {E}ffector-triggered immunity ; ({ETI}) ; {RNA} interference ; {G}enetically modified ({GM}) crop ; {D}isease resistance}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}lant {S}cience}, volume = {270}, numero = {}, pages = {72--84}, ISSN = {0168-9452}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.02.013}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072814}, }