Identification of an insect-produced olfactory cue that primes plant defenses

Anjel M. Helms; Consuelo M. De Moraes; Armin Tröger; Hans T. Alborn; Wittko Francke; John F. Tooker; Mark C. Mescher

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00335-8

Nature Communications (Aug 2017)

Identification of an insect-produced olfactory cue that primes plant defenses

Anjel M. Helms,
Consuelo M. De Moraes,
Armin Tröger,
Hans T. Alborn,
Wittko Francke,
John F. Tooker,
Mark C. Mescher

Affiliations

Anjel M. Helms: Center for Chemical Ecology, Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University
Consuelo M. De Moraes: Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich
Armin Tröger: Institute for Organic Chemistry, University of Hamburg
Hans T. Alborn: Chemistry Research Unit, USDA-ARS
Wittko Francke: Institute for Organic Chemistry, University of Hamburg
John F. Tooker: Center for Chemical Ecology, Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University
Mark C. Mescher: Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00335-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Plants are able to prime anti-herbivore defenses in response to olfactory cues of insect pests. Here, Helms et al. identify the insect pheromone E,S-conophthorin produced by the goldenrod gall fly as the specific chemical component that elicits this priming response in goldenrod plants.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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