Publications by authors named "Susanne M C Claessens"
Article Synopsis
- Plant defenses against pathogens and insects are controlled by signaling pathways involving salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA), which have opposing effects on each other.
- In Arabidopsis plants lacking SA accumulation, there is a significant increase in JA levels and expression of JA-related genes during pathogen infection, suggesting that SA generally limits JA signaling in healthy plants.
- The study shows that NPR1, a regulatory protein important for SA signaling, plays a crucial role in mediating the antagonistic effects of SA on JA signaling, functioning in the cytosol rather than needing to be in the nucleus.
