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Chapter 1<br />

an endogenous plant signalling metabolite, or that it activates a plant regulatory protein<br />

controlling multiple immune responses simultaneously. Indeed, research on BABA-induced<br />

defence priming in Arabidopsis revealed that BABA not only mimics SAR-related priming<br />

of SA-dependent defences, but it also primes for pathogen-induced deposition of callose-<br />

containing papillae (Zimmerli et al., 2000; Ton et al., 2005). This priming of cell wall defence<br />

functions independently of SA and JA, but requires intact biosynthesis and perception of the<br />

plant hormone ABA (Ton and Mauch-Mani, 2004; Van der Ent et al., 2009)<br />

Table I. Chemicals that trigger priming of defence in plants after exogenous application.<br />

Chemical Stimulus Primed defence response <strong>Plant</strong> Species Reference<br />

Benzothiadiazole<br />

(BTH)<br />

PAL gene induction Arabidopsis (Kohler et al., 2002)<br />

Probenazole SA-inducible genes Rice (Iwai et al., 2007)<br />

Saccharin Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase<br />

activity<br />

Beta amino butyric<br />

acid (BABA)<br />

Thiamine<br />

(Vitamin B1)<br />

SA-inducible genes and<br />

callose deposition<br />

ROS accumulation, callose<br />

deposition, and SAinduced<br />

expression<br />

18<br />

Barley (Boyle and Walters, 2006)<br />

Arabidopsis (Zimmerli et al., 2000; Ton<br />

and Mauch-Mani, 2004)<br />

Arabidopsis (Ahn et al., 2007)<br />

Cytokinins SA-inducible genes Arabidopsis (Choi et al., 2011)<br />

JA-inducible genes Poplar (Dervinis et al., 2010)<br />

Scopoletin and Capsidiol Tobacco (Großkinsky et al., 2011)<br />

Azelaic acid SA-inducible genes Arabidopsis (Jung et al., 2009)<br />

Quercetin ROS accumulation, callose<br />

deposition, and PR1 gene<br />

induction<br />

Molecular mechanisms of priming<br />

Arabidopsis (Jia et al., 2010)<br />

In contrast to research on innate plant defences that are directly responsive to pathogens<br />

and herbivores, the majority of research on priming of defence has remained limited to a<br />

description of the phenomenon after treatment with <strong>resistance</strong>-inducing agents, along with<br />

an assessment of its effectiveness in terms of disease <strong>resistance</strong> (Conrath et al., 2006; Frost<br />

et al., 2008). Only a few research groups have begun to address the mechanistic basis of<br />

defence priming (Conrath, 2011). Consequently, there are still many open questions about<br />

defence priming in plants, particularly with respect to the signalling mechanisms controlling<br />

the onset and long-term maintenance of the phenomenon.

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