Open AccessJasmonate in plant defence: sentinel or double agent?
Author(s) -
Yan Chun,
Xie Daoxin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plant biotechnology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.525
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1467-7652
pISSN - 1467-7644
DOI - 10.1111/pbi.12417
Subject(s) - biology , jasmonate , battle , plant defense against herbivory , herbivore , action (physics) , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology , arabidopsis , history , archaeology , gene , mutant , biochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Summary Plants and their biotic enemies, such as microbial pathogens and herbivorous insects, are engaged in a desperate battle which would determine their survival–death fate. Plants have evolved efficient and sophisticated systems to defend against such attackers. In recent years, significant progress has been made towards a comprehensive understanding of inducible defence system mediated by jasmonate ( JA ), a vital plant hormone essential for plant defence responses and developmental processes. This review presents an overview of JA action in plant defences and discusses how microbial pathogens evade plant defence system through hijacking the JA pathway.