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The sterol-binding activity of PATHOGENESIS-RELATED PROTEIN 1 reveals the mode of action of an antimicrobial protein

Gamir, Jordi ; Darwiche, Rabih ; Hof, Pieter van't ; Choudhary, Vineet ; Stumpe, Michael ; Schneiter, Roger ; Mauch, Felix

In: The Plant Journal, 2017, vol. 89, no. 3, p. 502–509

Pathogenesis-related proteins played a pioneering role 50 years ago in the discovery of plant innate immunity as a set of proteins that accumulated upon pathogen challenge. The most abundant of these proteins, PATHOGENESIS-RELATED 1 (PR-1) encodes a small antimicrobial protein that has become, as a marker of plant immune signaling, one of the most referred to plant proteins. The biochemical...

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Systemic resistance in citrus to Tetranychus urticae induced by conspecifics is transmitted by grafting and mediated by mobile amino acids

Agut, Blas ; Gamir, Jordi ; Jaques, Josep A. ; Flors, Victor

In: Journal of Experimental Botany, 2016, vol. 67, no. 19, p. 5711–5723

Recent research suggests that systemic signalling and communication between roots and leaves plays an important role in plant defence against herbivores. In the present study, we show that the oviposition of the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae in the systemic leaves of citrus rootstock Citrus aurantium (sour orange) was reduced by 50% when a lower leaf was previously infested with...

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The nitrogen availability interferes with mycorrhiza-induced resistance against Botrytis cinerea in Tomato

Sanchez-Bel, Paloma ; Troncho, Pilar ; Gamir, Jordi ; Pozo, Maria J. ; Camañes, Gemma ; Cerezo, Miguel ; Flors, Víctor

In: Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016, vol. 7, p. -

Mycorrhizal plants are generally quite efficient in coping with environmental challenges. It has been shown that the symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can confer resistance against root and foliar pathogens, although the molecular mechanisms underlying such mycorrhiza-induced resistance (MIR) are poorly understood. Tomato plants colonized with the AMF Rhizophagus irregularis...

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Metabolic transition in mycorrhizal tomato roots

Rivero, Javier ; Gamir, Jordi ; Aroca, Ricardo ; Pozo, María J. ; Flors, Víctor

In: Plant Biotic Interactions, 2015, p. 598

Beneficial plant–microorganism interactions are widespread in nature. Among them, the symbiosis between plant roots and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) is of major importance, commonly improving host nutrition and tolerance against environmental and biotic challenges. Metabolic changes were observed in a well-established symbiosis between tomato and two common AMF: Rhizophagus irregularis...