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ArticleScience advances2018

Pipecolic acid confers systemic immunity by regulating free radicals.

Caixia Wang, Ruiying Liu, Gah-Hyun Lim, Laura de Lorenzo, Keshun Yu, Kai Zhang, Arthur G Hunt, Aardra Kachroo, Pradeep Kachroo

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Article in Science advances, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 79 papers.

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79 citing papers in PubMed, 170 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Caixia WangDepartment of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5465-5403
Ruiying LiuDepartment of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3133-9205
Gah-Hyun LimDepartment of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.
Laura de LorenzoDepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.
Keshun YuDepartment of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.
Kai ZhangDepartment of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5014-9183
Arthur G HuntDepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0008-4158
Aardra KachrooDepartment of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.
Pradeep KachrooDepartment of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4176-5096
University of Kentucky · USSouthwest University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pipecolic acid (Pip), a non-proteinaceous product of lysine catabolism, is an important regulator of immunity in plants and humans alike. In plants, Pip accumulates upon pathogen infection and has been associated with systemic acquired resistance (SAR). However, the molecular mechanisms underlying Pip-mediated signaling and its relationship to other known SAR inducers remain unknown. We show that in plants, Pip confers SAR by increasing levels of the free radicals, nitric oxide (NO), and reactive oxygen species (ROS), which act upstream of glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P). Plants defective in NO, ROS, G3P, or salicylic acid (SA) biosynthesis accumulate reduced Pip in their distal uninfected tissues although they contain wild-type-like levels of Pip in their infected leaves. These data indicate that de novo synthesis of Pip in distal tissues is dependent on both SA and G3P and that distal levels of SA and G3P play an important role in SAR. These results also suggest a unique scenario whereby metabolites in a signaling cascade can stimulate each other's biosynthesis depending on their relative levels and their site of action.

Indexed as

ImmunityDisease ResistanceFree RadicalsHost-Pathogen InteractionsImmunomodulationOrgan SpecificityOxidation-ReductionPipecolic AcidsPlant DiseasesPlantsReactive Oxygen SpeciesFree RadicalsPipecolic AcidsReactive Oxygen Species

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PMCPMC5976275
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