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Plant perception of β-aminobutyric acid is mediated by an aspartyl-tRNA synthetase.
Nature chemical biology - 1 Jun 2014
Luna Estrella, van Hulten Marieke, Zhang Yuhua, Berkowitz Oliver, López Ana, Pétriacq Pierre, Sellwood Matthew A, Chen Beining, Burrell Mike, van de Meene Allison, Pieterse Corné M J, Flors Victor, Ton Jurriaan
Abstract excerpt
Specific chemicals can prime the plant immune system for augmented defense. β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) is a priming agent that provides broad-spectrum disease protection. However, BABA also suppresses plant growth when applied in high doses, which has hampered its application as a crop defense activator. Here we describe a mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana that is impaired in BABA-induced disease immunity (ibi1) but...
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