| Title: | Indole is an essential herbivore-induced volatile priming signal in maize |
| Author(s): | Erb M; Veyrat N; Robert CA; Xu H; Frey M; Ton J; Turlings TC; |
| Address: | "Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Biology, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland. Laboratory for Fundamental and Applied Research in Chemical Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Neuchatel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2009 Neuchatel, Switzerland. Lehrstuhl fur Genetik, TU Munich, Emil-Ramann-Strabetae 8, 85354 Freising, Germany. Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, S10 2TN Sheffield, UK" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2041-1723 (Electronic) 2041-1723 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Herbivore-induced volatile organic compounds prime non-attacked plant tissues to respond more strongly to subsequent attacks. However, the key volatiles that trigger this primed state remain largely unidentified. In maize, the release of the aromatic compound indole is herbivore-specific and occurs earlier than other induced responses. We therefore hypothesized that indole may be involved in airborne priming. Using indole-deficient mutants and synthetic indole dispensers, we show that herbivore-induced indole enhances the induction of defensive volatiles in neighbouring maize plants in a species-specific manner. Furthermore, the release of indole is essential for priming of mono- and homoterpenes in systemic leaves of attacked plants. Indole exposure markedly increases the herbivore-induced production of the stress hormones jasmonate-isoleucine conjugate and abscisic acid, which represents a likely mechanism for indole-dependent priming. These results demonstrate that indole functions as a rapid and potent aerial priming agent that prepares systemic tissues and neighbouring plants for incoming attacks" |
| Keywords: | Abscisic Acid/biosynthesis Animals Cyclopentanes/metabolism Herbivory/*drug effects Indoles/*pharmacology Mutation/genetics Oxylipins/metabolism Plant Growth Regulators/pharmacology Terpenes/pharmacology Volatile Organic Compounds/*pharmacology Zea mays/d; |
| Notes: | "MedlineErb, Matthias Veyrat, Nathalie Robert, Christelle A M Xu, Hao Frey, Monika Ton, Jurriaan Turlings, Ted C J eng England 2015/02/17 Nat Commun. 2015 Feb 16; 6:6273. doi: 10.1038/ncomms7273" |
