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Ethylene in mutualistic symbioses.

Behnam Khatabi¹, Patrick Schäfer

¹Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.

Plant Signaling & Behavior

|October 18, 2012

Summary

Ethylene, a plant hormone, is crucial for plant immunity and interacts with microbes. This review highlights ethylene

Area of Science:

Plant biology
Molecular biology
Biochemistry

Background:

Ethylene (ET) is a gaseous phytohormone regulating plant physiological processes and immunity.
ET functions by controlling ET-responsive gene expression and hormone crosstalk.
Recent research underscores ET's importance in plant-microbe interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the significance of ethylene metabolism in plant-microbe interactions.
To emphasize ethylene's role in mutualistic symbioses.

Main Methods:

Literature review of recent studies on ethylene and plant-microbe interactions.
Analysis of ethylene's role in both pathogenic and mutualistic plant-microbe relationships.

Main Results:

Keywords:

Piriformospora indica Plant immunity Sebacinales hormone mycorrhiza rhizobia root symbiosis

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Ethylene metabolism is a key factor in plant-microbe interactions.
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