“…It should be possible to gain further insights into the roles of CNGC4 and CNGC2 within the complex interplay of plant defense signaling networks by examination of the mutant phenotypes in response to other pathogens whose specificities are mediated by the EDS1 signaling pathway (Aarts et al, 1998), by exploration of the roles of SGT1, RAR1, and NPR1, other downstream signaling components, and through expression analysis of a much wider array of genes. The rapid induction of the transcription of HLM1 by ethylene/jasmonate and by Xanthomonas, similar to that observed for PAD4 (Jirage et al, 1999), EDS1 (Falk et al, 1999), NDR1 (Century et al, 1997), and EDS5 (Nawrath et al, 2002) in response to pathogens, would favor such an approach.…”