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- Title
The interaction of plant biotic and abiotic stresses: from genes to the field.
- Authors
Atkinson, Nicky J.; Urwin, Peter E.
- Abstract
Plant responses to different stresses are highly complex and involve changes at the transcriptome, cellular, and physiological levels. Recent evidence shows that plants respond to multiple stresses differently from how they do to individual stresses, activating a specific programme of gene expression relating to the exact environmental conditions encountered. Rather than being additive, the presence of an abiotic stress can have the effect of reducing or enhancing susceptibility to a biotic pest or pathogen, and vice versa. This interaction between biotic and abiotic stresses is orchestrated by hormone signalling pathways that may induce or antagonize one another, in particular that of abscisic acid. Specificity in multiple stress responses is further controlled by a range of molecular mechanisms that act together in a complex regulatory network. Transcription factors, kinase cascades, and reactive oxygen species are key components of this cross-talk, as are heat shock factors and small RNAs. This review aims to characterize the interaction between biotic and abiotic stress responses at a molecular level, focusing on regulatory mechanisms important to both pathways. Identifying master regulators that connect both biotic and abiotic stress response pathways is fundamental in providing opportunities for developing broad-spectrum stress-tolerant crop plants.
- Subjects
EFFECT of stress on plants; PLANT genes; GENETIC transcription in plants; PLANT physiology; GENE expression in plants; PLANT hormones; PLANT molecular biology
- Publication
Journal of Experimental Botany, 2012, Vol 63, Issue 10, p3523
- ISSN
0022-0957
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jxb/ers100