The capacitated sperm are also able to detect and respond to picomolar amounts of the hormone progesterone, which is secreted by the cumulus cells surrounding the egg

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Polygalacturonases (PG) secreted by the fungal hyphae interact with WAK1 on plant cell wall results in the expression of plant defense proteins, including PGIPs Chitinases, glucanases, and phytoalexins to damage the fungal hyphae

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Phytoalexins are low molecular weight, lipophilic antimicrobial compounds for which phenylalanine is a substrate used by phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL),

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In Arabidopsis, PTI induces production of indole glucosinolates, to control of fungal pathogens. 

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PTI and fungal pathogen entry into epidermal tissue induces several specific cytochrome P450 enzymes, and this leads to accumulation of the indole glucosinolate 4‐methoxyindol‐3‐ylmethylglucosinolate (4M13G).

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Salicylic acid (SA) is a phenolic compound and derived from the phenylpropanoid pathway that accumulates to high levels as both free and glucoside conjugates in the vicinity of incompatible infection sites.

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SA accumulation leads to enhanced local ROS production.