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    Area of Science:

    • Plant Biology
    • Molecular Biology
    • Ecology

    Background:

    • Plant responses to biotic stress involve complex spatial-temporal coordination.
    • Understanding tissue-specific interdependencies is crucial for plant defense mechanisms.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate tissue-based interdependencies in *Nicotiana attenuata*'s insect resistance.
    • To identify genes specifically responding to herbivory in systemic tissues.

    Main Methods:

    • Time-course transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses were performed on source leaves, sink leaves, and roots.
    • A novel approach combining Self-Organizing Maps (SOM) and non-parametric ANOVA was used for interactive motif construction.
    • Motif analysis was applied to extract herbivory-elicited genes in systemic tissues.

    Main Results:

    • The study successfully applied the novel method to analyze complex plant responses.
    • Specific genes showing herbivory-elicitation in systemic tissues were identified.
    • The spatial-temporal coordination of plant defense pathways was elucidated.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed method is effective for dissecting multidimensional plant responses to stress.
    • Systemic gene expression patterns are critical for *Nicotiana attenuata*'s defense against insect attack.
    • This research provides insights into plant-insect interactions and defense signaling.