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Title: Two unequally redundant "helper" immune receptor families mediate Arabidopsis thaliana intracellular "sensor" immune receptor functions
Award ID(s):
1758400
PAR ID:
10229665
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Editor(s):
Dong, Xinnian
Date Published:
Journal Name:
PLOS Biology
Volume:
18
Issue:
9
ISSN:
1545-7885
Page Range / eLocation ID:
e3000783
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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