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A feedback regulatory loop between G3P and lipid transfer proteins DIR1 and AZI1 mediates azelaic-acid-induced systemic immunity.
Cell reports - 25 Apr 2013
Yu Keshun, Soares Juliana Moreira, Mandal Mihir Kumar, Wang Caixia, Chanda Bidisha, Gifford Andrew N, Fowler Joanna S, Navarre Duroy, Kachroo Aardra, Kachroo Pradeep
Abstract excerpt
Systemic acquired resistance (SAR), a highly desirable form of plant defense, provides broad-spectrum immunity against diverse pathogens. The recent identification of seemingly unrelated chemical inducers of SAR warrants an investigation of their mutual interrelationships. We show that SAR induced by the dicarboxylic acid azelaic acid (AA) requires the phosphorylated sugar derivative glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P)....
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