YODA Kinase Controls a Novel Immune Pathway of Tomato Conferring Enhanced Disease Resistance to the Bacterium .

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) play pivotal roles in transducing developmental cues and environmental signals into cellular responses through pathways initiated by MAPK kinase kinases (MAP3K). AtYODA is a MAP3K of that controls stomatal development and non-canonical immune responses. plants overexpressing a constitutively active YODA protein () show broad-spectrum disease resistance and constitutive expression of defensive genes.