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Glycerol-3-phosphate is a critical mobile inducer of systemic immunity in plants.
Nature genetics - 1 May 2011
Chanda Bidisha, Xia Ye, Mandal Mihir Kumar, Yu Keshun, Sekine Ken-Taro, Gao Qing-ming, Selote Devarshi, Hu Yanling, Stromberg Arnold, Navarre Duroy, Kachroo Aardra, Kachroo Pradeep
Abstract excerpt
Glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) is an important metabolite that contributes to the growth and disease-related physiologies of prokaryotes, plants, animals and humans alike. Here we show that G3P serves as the inducer of an important form of broad-spectrum immunity in plants, termed systemic acquired resistance (SAR). SAR is induced upon primary infection and protects distal tissues from secondary infections. Genetic...
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