Journal article

Publication year: 2022

Journal: EMBO Reports

Volume number: 23

Issue number: 12

ISSN: 1469-221X

eISSN: 1469-3178

Open access status: Hybrid

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.202255631

Publisher: Springer

Abstract: 
Roots are a highly organised plant tissue consisting of different cell types with distinct developmental functions defined by cell identity networks. Roots are the target of some of the most devastating diseases and possess a highly effective immune system. The recognition of microbe- or plant-derived molecules released in response to microbial attack is highly important in the activation of complex immunity gene networks. Development and immunity are intertwined, and immunity activation can result in growth inhibition. In turn, by connecting immunity and cell identity regulators, cell types are able to launch a cell type-specific immunity based on the developmental function of each cell type. By this strategy, fundamental developmental processes of each cell type contribute their most basic functions to drive cost-effective but highly diverse and, thus, efficient immune responses. This review highlights the interdependence of root development and immunity and how the developmental age of root cells contributes to positive and negative outcomes of development-immunity cross-talk.

Harvard Citation style: Ustuner, S., Schafer, P. and Eichmann, R. (2022) Development specifies, diversifies and empowers root immunity, EMBO Reports, 23(12). https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.202255631

APA Citation style: Ustuner, S., Schafer, P., & Eichmann, R. (2022). Development specifies, diversifies and empowers root immunity. EMBO Reports. 23(12). https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.202255631