Jasmonate response decay and defense metabolite accumulation contributes to age-regulated dynamics of plant insect resistance
書誌事項
- 公開日
- 2017-01-09
- 権利情報
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- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
- DOI
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- 10.1038/ncomms13925
- 公開者
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
説明
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Immunity deteriorates with age in animals but comparatively little is known about the temporal regulation of plant resistance to herbivores. The phytohormone jasmonate (JA) is a key regulator of plant insect defense. Here, we show that the JA response decays progressively in <jats:italic>Arabidopsis</jats:italic>. We show that this decay is regulated by the miR156-targeted SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE9 (SPL9) group of proteins, which can interact with JA ZIM-domain (JAZ) proteins, including JAZ3. As SPL9 levels gradually increase, JAZ3 accumulates and the JA response is attenuated. We provide evidence that this pathway contributes to insect resistance in young plants. Interestingly however, despite the decay in JA response, older plants are still comparatively more resistant to both the lepidopteran generalist <jats:italic>Helicoverpa armigera</jats:italic> and the specialist <jats:italic>Plutella xylostella</jats:italic>, along with increased accumulation of glucosinolates. We propose a model whereby constitutive accumulation of defense compounds plays a role in compensating for age-related JA-response attenuation during plant maturation.</jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Nature Communications
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Nature Communications 8 (1), 13925-, 2017-01-09
Springer Science and Business Media LLC