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CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY
Volume 50, Issue -, Pages 44-57Publisher
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2019.02.006
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- German Research Foundation MFG [ZE467/6-2]
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Recent research has established that the pipecolate pathway, a three-step biochemical sequence from L-lysine to N-hydroxypipecolic acid (NHP), is central for plant systemic acquired resistance (SAR). NHP orchestrates SAR establishment in concert with the immune signal salicylic acid (SA). Here, we outline the biochemistry of NHP formation from L-Lys and address novel progress on SA biosynthesis in Arabidopsis and other plant species. In Arabidopsis, the pathogen-inducible pipecolate and salicylate pathways are activated by common and distinct regulatory elements and mutual interactions between both metabolic branches exist. The mode of action of NHP in SAR involves direct induction of SAR gene expression, signal amplification, priming for enhanced defense activation and positive interplay with SA signaling to ensure elevated plant immunity.
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