Salicylic acid: biosynthesis, perception, and contributions to plant immunity

• Published in: Current opinion in plant biology Vol. 50; pp. 29 - 36
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yuelin, Li, Xin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2019
• Subjects: Arabidopsis; Arabidopsis Proteins; biosynthesis; gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; immunity; microbiome; mutants; Mutation; pathogens; Plant Diseases; Plant Immunity; receptors; Salicylic Acid

•Salicylic acid (SA) is a plant defense hormone with critical roles in PTI, ETI and SAR.•Induction of SA synthesis is orchestrated via complex transcriptional regulation of ICS1.•SA is perceived by two types of receptors, NPR1 and NPR3/NPR4.•SA-binding activates NPR1 to promote expression of downstr...