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ArticleNature2011

Stem-cell-triggered immunity through CLV3p-FLS2 signalling.

Horim Lee, Ok-Kyong Chah, Jen Sheen

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Article in Nature, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
22.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Horim LeeDepartment of Molecular Biology and Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
Ok-Kyong Chah
Jen Sheen
Center for Systems Biology · US

Funding

Glucose Signal Transduction Pathways in PlantsR01GM060493 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SHEEN, JEN · 2000 to 2017
$5.7M
Signaling Mechanisms in Plant Innate ImmunityR01GM070567 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SHEEN, JEN · 2005 to 2017
$4.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM060493NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM070567
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stem cells in the shoot apical meristem (SAM) of plants are the self-renewable reservoir for leaf, stem and flower organogenesis. In nature, disease-free plants can be regenerated from SAM despite infections elsewhere, which underlies a horticultural practice for decades. However, the molecular basis of the SAM immunity remains unclear. Here we show that the CLAVATA3 peptide (CLV3p), expressed and secreted from stem cells and functioning as a key regulator of stem-cell homeostasis in the SAM of Arabidopsis, can trigger immune signalling and pathogen resistance via the flagellin receptor kinase FLS2 (refs 5, 6). CLV3p-FLS2 signalling acts independently from the stem-cell signalling pathway mediated through CLV1 and CLV2 receptors, and is uncoupled from FLS2-mediated growth suppression. Endogenous CLV3p perception in the SAM by a pattern recognition receptor for bacterial flagellin, FLS2, breaks the previously defined self and non-self discrimination in innate immunity. The dual perception of CLV3p illustrates co-evolution of plant peptide and receptor kinase signalling for both development and immunity. The enhanced immunity in SAM or germ lines may represent a common strategy towards immortal fate in plants and animals.

Indexed as

Immunity, InnateSignal TransductionArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsFlagellinHomeostasisMeristemPlant ShootsProtein KinasesStem CellsArabidopsis ProteinsAT2G27250 protein, ArabidopsisFlagellinFLS2 protein, ArabidopsisProtein Kinases

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PMID21499263
PMCPMC3098311
OpenAlexW2138725180

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