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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

A synthetic jasmonate receptor agonist uncouples the growth-defense trade-off in rice.

Junli Xiao, Yoko Nakamura, Zhixin Wu, Wenjie Fu, Yumeng Chen, Yonggen Lou, Ian T Baldwin, Wilhelm Boland, Ran Li

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  1. Signaling by a tyrosine-sulfated peptide balances growth and osmotic stress response in rice.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  4. Plant strategies against herbivorous insects.Journal of integrative plant biology · 2026
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Junli Xiao *State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Biology and Ecological Regulation of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0009-0000-8639-9478
Yoko Nakamura *NMR/Biosynthesis Group and Department of Natural Product Biosynthesis, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena 07745, Germany.
Zhixin WuState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Biology and Ecological Regulation of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Wenjie FuState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Biology and Ecological Regulation of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Yumeng ChenState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Biology and Ecological Regulation of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Yonggen LouState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Biology and Ecological Regulation of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3262-6134
Ian T BaldwinDepartment of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena 07745, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5371-2974
Wilhelm BolandDepartment of Bioorganic Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena 07745, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6784-2534
Ran LiState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Biology and Ecological Regulation of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5037-0582

Funding

Max Planck Partner Group Program No numberMOST | National Key Research and Development Program of China (NKPs) 2021YFD1401100MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 32372551ZJU | Startup Foundation for Hundred-Talent Program of Zhejiang University No number
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herbivore attack elicits jasmonate (JA) signaling which in turn elicits both anti-herbivore plant defenses and growth inhibitions. The resulting growth-defense trade-offs constrain the utility of JA-based plant defense inducers to enhance endogenous pest resistance. Here, we designed and screened selective JA receptor agonists by synthesizing 6-substituted 1-oxoindanoyl isoleucine (In-Ile) conjugates and their free-acid forms, structural mimics of the bioactive hormone (+)-7-iso-jasmonoyl-L-Ile. These compounds differentially activate JA responses through selective binding of specific COI-JAZ coreceptor complexes. Notably, In-Ile treatments enhanced rice resistance to brown planthopper attack, a destructive rice pest, under both laboratory and field conditions, without compromising rice's growth or yield. Mechanistically, this agonist activates the OsMYB55-mediated lignin biosynthesis defense receptor module [OsCOI1a/2-OsJAZs (3,4,6,7,12)] without activating the growth-suppression receptor module (OsCOI1b-OsJAZs). These findings demonstrate that synthetic JA agonists can provide nuanced manipulations of endogenous plant defenses without yield penalties-a promising biorational strategy for pest control in rice.

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CyclopentanesOryzaOxylipinsPlant Defense Against HerbivoryPlant ProteinsAnimalsGene Expression Regulation, PlantHemipteraHerbivoryIsoleucinePlant Growth RegulatorsSignal TransductionCyclopentanesIsoleucinejasmonic acidOxylipinsPlant Growth RegulatorsPlant Proteinsagonistbrown planthoppergrowth–defense trade-offjasmonaterice

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PMCPMC12184649

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