How does a plant orchestrate defense in time and space? Using glucosinolates in Arabidopsis as case study

TY - JOUR

T1 - How does a plant orchestrate defense in time and space? Using glucosinolates in Arabidopsis as case study

AU - Burow, Meike

AU - Halkier, Barbara Ann

N1 - Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

PY - 2017/8

Y1 - 2017/8

N2 - The sessile nature of plants has caused plants to develop means to defend themselves against attacking organisms. Multiple strategies range from physical barriers to chemical warfare including pre-formed anticipins as well as phytoalexins produced only upon attack. While phytoalexins require rapid induction, constitutive defenses can impose ecological costs if they deter pollinators or attract specialized herbivores. In the model Arabidopsis thaliana, the well-characterized glucosinolate anticipins are categorized into different classes, aliphatic and indole glucosinolates, depending on their amino acid precursor. Using glucosinolates in Arabidopsis as case study, we will discuss how plants orchestrate synthesis, storage and activation of pre-formed defense compounds spatially and temporally.

AB - The sessile nature of plants has caused plants to develop means to defend themselves against attacking organisms. Multiple strategies range from physical barriers to chemical warfare including pre-formed anticipins as well as phytoalexins produced only upon attack. While phytoalexins require rapid induction, constitutive defenses can impose ecological costs if they deter pollinators or attract specialized herbivores. In the model Arabidopsis thaliana, the well-characterized glucosinolate anticipins are categorized into different classes, aliphatic and indole glucosinolates, depending on their amino acid precursor. Using glucosinolates in Arabidopsis as case study, we will discuss how plants orchestrate synthesis, storage and activation of pre-formed defense compounds spatially and temporally.

KW - Journal Article

KW - Review

U2 - 10.1016/j.pbi.2017.04.009

DO - 10.1016/j.pbi.2017.04.009

M3 - Review

C2 - 28575680

SN - 1369-5266

VL - 38

SP - 142

EP - 147

JO - Current Opinion in Plant Biology

JF - Current Opinion in Plant Biology

ER -