How does the multifaceted plant hormone salicylic acid combat disease in plants and are similar mechanisms utilized in humans?
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: Salicylic acid (SA) is an important plant hormone that regulates many aspects of plant growth and development, as well as resistance to (a)biotic stress. Efforts to identify SA effector proteins have revealed that SA binds to and alters the activity of multiple plant proteins-this represents a shift from the paradigm that hormones mediate their functions via one or a few receptors. SA and its derivatives also have multiple targets in animals; some of these proteins, like their plant counterparts, are associated with pathological processes. Together, these findings suggest that SA exerts its defense-associated effects in both kingdoms via a large number of targets.
Source: BMC Biology
Authors: D’Maris Amick Dempsey, Daniel F. Klessig
Institution: Boyce Thompson Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,690
Funder: National Science Foundation
Awards: Characterization of the Salicylic Acid Signal Transduction Pathway in Plant Defense Responses, Arabidopsis 2010: The Arabidopsis salicylic acid signaling network: A paradigm for phytohormone signaling, Characterization of Salicylic Acid-Binding Proteins in Plant Defense Responses, Characterization of Salicylic Acid-Binding Proteins in Plant Defense Responses, A Gas Chromatograph - Mass Spectrometer for Measurement of Plant Metabolites, Characterization of Salicylic Acid-Binding Proteins in Plant Defense Responses
OpenAlex ID: W2598085377