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Mol. Cells 2012; 34(2): 109-116

Published online June 18, 2012

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10059-012-0121-3

© The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology

Molecular Communications between Plant Heat Shock Responses and Disease Resistance

Jae-Hoon Lee1, Hye Sup Yun2, and Chian Kwon3,*

1Department of Biology Education, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea, 2Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea, 3Department of Molecular Biology, Brain Korea 21 Graduate Program for RNA Biology, Dankook University, Yongin 448-701, Korea

Correspondence to : *Correspondence: chiank@dankook.ac.kr

Received: April 22, 2014; Revised: May 17, 2012; Accepted: May 18, 2012

Abstract

As sessile, plants are continuously exposed to potential dangers including various abiotic stresses and pathogen attack. Although most studies focus on plant responses under an ideal condition to a specific stimulus, plants in nature must cope with a variety of stimuli at the same time. This indicates that it is critical for plants to fine-control distinct signaling pathways temporally and spa-tially for simultaneous and effective responses to various stresses. Global warming is currently a big issue threatening the future of humans. Reponses to high temperature affect many physiological processes in plants including growth and disease resistance, resulting in decrease of crop yield. Although plant heat stress and defense responses share important mediators such as calcium ions and heat shock proteins, it is thought that high temperature generally suppresses plant immunity. We therefore specifically discuss on interactions between plant heat and defense responses in this review hopefully for an integrated understanding of these responses in plants.

Keywords calcium, calmodulin, defense responses, heat stress responses, R protein

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Mol. Cells 2012; 34(2): 109-116

Published online August 31, 2012 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10059-012-0121-3

Copyright © The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology.

Molecular Communications between Plant Heat Shock Responses and Disease Resistance

Jae-Hoon Lee1, Hye Sup Yun2, and Chian Kwon3,*

1Department of Biology Education, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea, 2Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea, 3Department of Molecular Biology, Brain Korea 21 Graduate Program for RNA Biology, Dankook University, Yongin 448-701, Korea

Correspondence to:*Correspondence: chiank@dankook.ac.kr

Received: April 22, 2014; Revised: May 17, 2012; Accepted: May 18, 2012

Abstract

As sessile, plants are continuously exposed to potential dangers including various abiotic stresses and pathogen attack. Although most studies focus on plant responses under an ideal condition to a specific stimulus, plants in nature must cope with a variety of stimuli at the same time. This indicates that it is critical for plants to fine-control distinct signaling pathways temporally and spa-tially for simultaneous and effective responses to various stresses. Global warming is currently a big issue threatening the future of humans. Reponses to high temperature affect many physiological processes in plants including growth and disease resistance, resulting in decrease of crop yield. Although plant heat stress and defense responses share important mediators such as calcium ions and heat shock proteins, it is thought that high temperature generally suppresses plant immunity. We therefore specifically discuss on interactions between plant heat and defense responses in this review hopefully for an integrated understanding of these responses in plants.

Keywords: calcium, calmodulin, defense responses, heat stress responses, R protein

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