Editing Chemoreceptor (section)

==Plant chemoreceptors==

Plants have various mechanisms to perceive danger in their environment. Plants are able to detect pathogens and microbes through surface level receptor kinases (PRK). Additionally, receptor-like proteins (RLPs) containing [[Ligand binding domain|ligand binding receptor domain]]s capture [[pathogen-associated molecular pattern]]s (PAMPS) and [[damage-associated molecular pattern]]s (DAMPS) which consequently initiates the plant's innate immunity for a defense response.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Zipfel |first1=Cyril |title=Plant pattern-recognition receptors |journal=Trends in Immunology |date=July 2014 |volume=35 |issue=7 |pages=345–351 |doi=10.1016/j.it.2014.05.004 |pmid=24946686 }}</ref>

Plant receptor kinases are also used for growth and hormone induction among other important biochemical processes. These reactions are triggered by a series of [[signaling pathway]]s which are initiated by plant chemically sensitive receptors.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Haffani |first1=Yosr Z. |last2=Silva |first2=Nancy F. |last3=Goring |first3=Daphne R. |title=Receptor kinase signalling in plants |journal=Canadian Journal of Botany |date=2 February 2011 |volume=82 |pages=1–15 |doi=10.1139/b03-126 |s2cid=53062169 }}</ref> [[Plant hormone]] receptors can either be integrated in plant cells or situate outside the cell, in order to facilitate chemical structure and composition. There are 5 major categories of hormones that are unique to plants which once bound to the receptor, will trigger a response in target cells. These include [[auxin]], [[abscisic acid]], [[gibberellin]], [[cytokinin]], and [[ethylene]]. Once bound, hormones can induce, inhibit, or maintain function of the target response.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Armitage |first1=Lynne |last2=Leyser |first2=Ottoline |title=Plant hormone receptors |journal=Access Science |date=2021 |doi=10.1036/1097-8542.900137 }}</ref>