Translating while under attack: Plant defense mRNAs find a way

Kyusik Q Kim; Hani S Zaher

doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2022.08.009

Translating while under attack: Plant defense mRNAs find a way

Mol Cell. 2022 Sep 1;82(17):3124-3125. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.08.009.

Authors

Kyusik Q Kim¹, Hani S Zaher²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
² Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA. Electronic address: hzaher@wustl.edu.

PMID: 36055206
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.08.009

Abstract

In plants, pattern-triggered immunity shuts down global translation while allowing the translation of defense mRNAs. Wang et al. (2022) describe a previously unknown mechanism for how elements in the 5' UTR of these mRNAs can recruit the translation machinery to initiate protein synthesis.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Comment

MeSH terms

5' Untranslated Regions
Protein Biosynthesis*
RNA, Messenger / genetics

Substances

5' Untranslated Regions
RNA, Messenger