Comparative transcriptomics reveals hidden issues in the plant response to arthropod herbivores.

ABSTRACT: Plants experience different abiotic/biotic stresses, which trigger their molecular machinery to cope with them. Besides general mechanisms prompted by many stresses, specific mechanisms have been introduced to optimize the response to individual threats. However, these key mechanisms are difficult to identify. Here, we introduce an in-depth species-specific transcriptomic analysis and conduct an extensive meta-analysis of the responses to related species to gain more knowledge about plant responses. The spider mite Tetranychus urticae was used as the individual species, several arthropod herbivores as the related species for meta-analysis, and Arabidopsis thaliana plants as the common host. The analysis of the transcriptomic data showed typical common responses to herbivory, such as jasmon

SUBMITTER: Santamaria ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7898633 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature