A unified mechanism of action for volatile isoprenoids in plant abiotic stress

Vickers, Claudia, E., Gershenzon, Jonathan, Lerdau, Manuel T. and Loreto, Francesco (2009) A unified mechanism of action for volatile isoprenoids in plant abiotic stress. Nature Chemical Biology, 5 5: 283-291.


Author Vickers, Claudia, E.
Gershenzon, Jonathan
Lerdau, Manuel T.
Loreto, Francesco
Title A unified mechanism of action for volatile isoprenoids in plant abiotic stress
Journal name Nature Chemical Biology  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank A*)   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2009-05
Sub-type Article
DOI 10.1038/nchembio.158
Volume number 5
Issue number 5
ISSN 1552-4450
1552-4469
Start page 283
End page 291
Total pages 9
Editor Terry L. Shepherd
Philip Campbell
Linda Miller
Place of publication New York, NY, U.S.A.
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
Collection year 2010
Language eng
Subject C1
030502 Natural Products Chemistry
060705 Plant Physiology
060702 Plant Cell and Molecular Biology
970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences
Formatted abstract The sessile nature of plants has resulted in the evolution of an extraordinarily diverse suite of protective mechanisms against biotic and abiotic stresses. Though volatile isoprenoids are known to be involved in many types of biotic interactions, they also play important but relatively unappreciated roles in abiotic stress responses. We review those roles, discuss the proposed mechanistic explanations and examine the evolutionary significance of volatile isoprenoid emission. We note that abiotic stress responses generically involve production of reactive oxygen species in plant cells, and volatile isoprenoids mitigate the effects of oxidative stress by mediating the oxidative status of the plant. On the basis of these observations, we propose a 'single biochemical mechanism for multiple physiological stressors' model, whereby the protective effect against abiotic stress is exerted through direct or indirect improvement in resistance to damage by reactive oxygen species.
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Keyword Plant physiology
Molecular Biology
Volatile isoprenoids
Abiotic stress
Phragmites-australis leaves
Q-Index Code C1
Q-Index Status Confirmed Code
Institutional Status UQ

 
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