The systemin receptor SYR1 enhances resistance of tomato against herbivorous insects

• Published in: Nature plants Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 152 - 156
• Main Authors: Wang, Lei, Einig, Elias, Almeida-Trapp, Marilia, Albert, Markus, Fliegmann, Judith, Mithöfer, Axel, Kalbacher, Hubert, Felix, Georg
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.03.2018; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 38; 42; 631/449/1870; 631/449/2675; 82; 96; Amino acids; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Fertilization; Herbivory; Homology; Hormones; Insects; Kinases; Letter; Leucine; Life Sciences; Peptides; Plant hormones; Plant Sciences; Receptors; Tomatoes; Wounding; Germany

The discovery in tomato of systemin, the first plant peptide hormone 1 , 2 , was a fundamental change for the concept of plant hormones. Numerous other peptides have since been shown to play regulatory roles in many aspects of the plant life, including growth, development, fertilization and interact...