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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28813-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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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.