Université de Fribourg

The glutaredoxin ATGRXS13 is required to facilitate Botrytis cinerea infection of Arabidopsis thaliana plants

Camera, Sylvain La ; L’Haridon, Floriane ; Astier, Jérémy ; Zander, Mark ; Abou-Mansour, Eliane ; Page, Gonzague ; Thurow, Corinna ; Wendehenne, David ; Gatz, Christiane ; Métraux, Jean-Pierre ; Lamotte, Olivier

In: The Plant Journal, 2011, vol. 68, no. 3, p. 507–519

Botrytis cinerea is a major pre- and post-harvest necrotrophic pathogen with a broad host range that causes substantial crop losses. The plant hormone jasmonic acid (JA) is involved in the basal resistance against this fungus. Despite basal resistance, virulent strains of B. cinerea can cause disease on Arabidopsis thaliana and virulent pathogens can interfere with the metabolism of the host in a...

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Salicylic acid production in response to biotic and abiotic stress depends on isochorismate in Nicotiana benthamiana

Catinot, Jérémy ; Buchala, Antony ; Abou-Mansour, Eliane ; Métraux, Jean-Pierre

In: Febs Letters, 2008, vol. 582, no. 4, p. 473-478

Salicylic acid (SA) is an important signal involved in the activation of defence responses against abiotic and biotic stress. In tobacco, benzoic acid or glucosyl benzoate were proposed to be precursors of SA. This is in sharp contrast with studies in Arabidopsis thaliana, where SA derives from isochorismate. We have determined the importance of isochorismate for SA biosynthesis in Nicotiana...