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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1) Introduction and basic terminology. Forms of parasitism. Causal agents of bionoses. 2) Life and infection cycles of plant pathogens. Responses of plants to infectious agents. 3) Genetics of host-pathogen interactions. 4) Biochemical and molecular-cellular basis of the gene-for-gene relationship. 5) Functional genomics of plant pathogen effectors (effectoromics) and its applications. 6) Current integral view of plant immunity: Pattern-Triggered Immunity (PTI), Effector-Triggered Immunity (ETI), the zig-zag model. 7) Mechanisms of effector recognition by NB-LRR-type resistance proteins (R proteins). 8) Molecular evolution of resistance genes (R genes). 9) The role of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascades in PTI and ETI regulation. 10) The role of stomata in plant immunity. 11) Classification and function of pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins. In the seminar sessions, students are required to present recent original research and review papers. Each presentation is followed by a discussion. Credit is granted upon successful delivery of the seminar presentation.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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Understanding the molecular mechanisms of interactions between higher plants and their pathogens.
Students will gain a fundamental understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying interactions between higher plants and their pathogens.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
To pass the course, students must successfully complete a written exam with a minimum score of 18 out of 30 points. Course credit will be granted for a presentation delivered during the seminar.
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Recommended literature
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AGRIOS, George N. a Richard P. OLIVER. (2024). Agrios? plant pathology. London, San Diego, Cambridge.
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Agrios, N. (2005). Plant Pathology, Fifth Edition.
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BOUARAB, Kamal, Normand BRISSON a Fouad DAAYF. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 2009.
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Dickinson, M. (2003). Molecular plant pathology.
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GOUR, H. N. (2018). Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology.
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Kůdela, V. (Ed.). (1989). Obecná fytopatologie. Praha.
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KŮDELA, Václav. (1989). Obecná fytopatologie. Praha.
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Martin, F., & Kamoun, S. (2012). Effectors in plant-microbe interactions. Chichester.
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MARTIN, Francis a Sophien KAMOUN. (2012). Effectors in Plant-Microbe Interactions.
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SINGH, Archana a Indrakant K. SINGH. (2018). Molecular aspects of plant-pathogen interaction.
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