One highlight from our review: peptide signals can be copied or rerouted to redirect plant responses. 🌱
Bacteria, fungi and nematodes tap into phytocytokine pathways via mimics or altered release - steering infection, colonization and symbiosis.
Read more about it here:
doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
Plant endogenous peptides, termed phytocytokines, coordinate immune responses and mediate intercellular communication within and across plant tissues. While an expanding repertoire of ligands, recept...