Nature Communications (Mar 2022)
Mechanosensory trichome cells evoke a mechanical stimuli–induced immune response in Arabidopsis thaliana
- Mamoru Matsumura,
- Mika Nomoto,
- Tomotaka Itaya,
- Yuri Aratani,
- Mizuki Iwamoto,
- Takakazu Matsuura,
- Yuki Hayashi,
- Tsuyoshi Mori,
- Michael J. Skelly,
- Yoshiharu Y. Yamamoto,
- Toshinori Kinoshita,
- Izumi C. Mori,
- Takamasa Suzuki,
- Shigeyuki Betsuyaku,
- Steven H. Spoel,
- Masatsugu Toyota,
- Yasuomi Tada
Affiliations
- Mamoru Matsumura
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
- Mika Nomoto
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
- Tomotaka Itaya
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
- Yuri Aratani
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saitama University
- Mizuki Iwamoto
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
- Takakazu Matsuura
- Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University
- Yuki Hayashi
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
- Tsuyoshi Mori
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
- Michael J. Skelly
- Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh
- Yoshiharu Y. Yamamoto
- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University
- Toshinori Kinoshita
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
- Izumi C. Mori
- Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University
- Takamasa Suzuki
- Department of Biological Chemistry, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University
- Shigeyuki Betsuyaku
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
- Steven H. Spoel
- Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh
- Masatsugu Toyota
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saitama University
- Yasuomi Tada
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28813-8
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 15
Abstract
Plant immunity can be induced by pathogen signals or environmental cues. Here, the authors show that plant leaves use trichomes to sense incoming raindrops and trigger basal defence responses to protect against subsequent microbial infection.