| HR | hypersensitive response |
| TMV | tobacco mosaic virus |
| Pcc | Pectobacterium carotovora subsp. carotovora |
| SA | salicylic acid |
| E. coli | Escherichia coli |
| JA | jasmonic acid |
| ET | ethylene |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TAL | transcription activator-like |
| KIH | knobs-into-holes |
| CC | coiled-coil |
| EV | tobacco strains expressing pBI121 vector |
| CaMV | Cauliflower mosaic virus |
| Km | kanamycin |
| N21-PS | N21 peptide solution |
| PEG6000 | polyethylene glycol 6000 |
| Cm | chloramphenicol |
| MS | Murashige & Skoog |
| Cb | Carbenicillin |
| RH | relative humidity |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time PCR |