EIF2α Phosphorylation by GCN2 Is Induced in the Presence of Chitin and Plays an Important Role in Plant Defense against B. cinerea Infection.

ABSTRACT: Translation plays an important role in plant adaptation to different abiotic and biotic stresses; however, the mechanisms involved in translational regulation during each specific response and their effect in translation are poorly understood in plants. In this work, we show that GCN2 promotes eIF2α phosphorylation upon contact with Botrytis cinerea spores, and that this phosphorylation is required for the proper establishment of plant defense against the fungus. In fact, independent gcn2 mutants display an enhanced susceptibility to B. cinerea infection, which is highlighted by an increased cell death and reduced expression of ethylene- and jasmonic-related genes in the gcn2 mutants. eIF2α phosphorylation is not only triggered in the presence of the fungus, but interestingly, is also achi

SUBMITTER: Berrocal-Lobo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7582497 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature