Strigolactones as Part of the Plant Defence System

Marek Marzec

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2016.08.010

Strigolactones as Part of the Plant Defence System

Trends Plant Sci. 2016 Nov;21(11):900-903. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.08.010. Epub 2016 Sep 5.

Author

Marek Marzec¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Seeland D-06466, Germany; Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia, Katowice 40-032, Poland. Electronic address: marek.marzec@us.edu.pl.

PMID: 27615727
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.08.010

Abstract

Strigolactones (SLs) are plant hormones, described as regulators of plant growth and development. Recently, it was proposed that these hormones might also be involved in the biotic stress response. However, SLs do not have a universal role in plant protection, instead only playing a part in resistance to specific pathogens.

Keywords: biotic stress; plant resistance; strigolactones.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Lactones / metabolism*
Models, Biological
Plant Growth Regulators / metabolism*
Plants / immunology*
Plants / metabolism*

Substances

Lactones
Plant Growth Regulators