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Nullification of the NtTTG2 protein production by silencing of the NtTTG2 gene resulted in the enhancement of resistance and PR gene expression, but NtTTG2 overexpression or NtTTG2 protein overproduction caused the opposite effects. Concurrent NtTTG2 and NPR1 gene silencing or NtTTG2 silencing in the absence of SA accumulation compensated for the compromised defence as a result of the NPR1 single-gene silencing or due to the absence of SA. To our surprise, NtTTG2 did not interact with NPR1 but was able to modulate the subcellular localisation of the NPR1 protein. When the production of NtTTG2 was nullified, NPR1 was found predominantly in the nucleus and the PR genes were expressed. On the contrary, when NtTTG2 accumulated in transgenic plants, a large proportion of NPR1 was retained in the cytoplasm and the PR genes were not expressed. 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