Resumen de Priming and activation of NADPH oxidases in plants and animals

Johnathan Canton, Sergio Grinstein

• In mammals, engagement of Toll-like receptors by microbe-associated molecular patterns enhances the responsiveness of NADPH oxidases. Two recent papers report a similar �priming� mechanism for the plant oxidase RbohD. Despite lacking structural homology, the functional parallels between plants and animals reveal that a common regulatory logic arose by convergent evolution.