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- Title
Characteristics, Roles and Applications of Proteinaceous Elicitors from Pathogens in Plant Immunity.
- Authors
Li, Zhangqun; Liu, Junnan; Ma, Wenting; Li, Xiaofang
- Abstract
In interactions between pathogens and plants, pathogens secrete many molecules that facilitate plant infection, and some of these compounds are recognized by plant pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), which induce immune responses. Molecules in both pathogens and plants that trigger immune responses in plants are termed elicitors. On the basis of their chemical content, elicitors can be classified into carbohydrates, lipopeptides, proteinaceous compounds and other types. Although many studies have focused on the involvement of elicitors in plants, especially on pathophysiological changes induced by elicitors in plants and the mechanisms mediating these changes, there is a lack of up-to-date reviews on the characteristics and functions of proteinaceous elicitors. In this mini-review, we provide an overview of the up-to-date knowledge on several important families of pathogenic proteinaceous elicitors (i.e., harpins, necrosis- and ethylene-inducing peptide 1 (nep1)-like proteins (NLPs) and elicitins), focusing mainly on their structures, characteristics and effects on plants, specifically on their roles in plant immune responses. A solid understanding of elicitors may be helpful to decrease the use of agrochemicals in agriculture and gardening, generate more resistant germplasms and increase crop yields.
- Subjects
PHYTOPATHOGENIC microorganisms; DISEASE resistance of plants; PATTERN perception receptors; CROP yields; PEPTIDES
- Publication
Life (2075-1729), 2023, Vol 13, Issue 2, p268
- ISSN
2075-1729
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/life13020268