A Pyrimidin-Like Plant Activator Stimulates Plant Disease Resistance and Promotes the Synthesis of Primary Metabolites
Open Access
- 14 April 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Vol. 21 (8), 2705
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21082705
Abstract
Plant activators are chemicals that induce plant defense responses to various pathogens. Here, we reported a new potential plant activator, 6-(methoxymethyl)-2-[5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridyl] pyrimidin-4-ol, named PPA2 (pyrimidin-type plant activator 2). Unlike the traditional commercial plant activator benzothiadiazole S-methyl ester (BTH), PPA2 was fully soluble in water, and it did not inhibit plant growth or root system development in rice (Oryza sativa). PPA2 pretreatment significantly increased plant resistance against bacterial infection in both Arabidopsis and rice, in conjunction with increases in the level of jasmonoyl-isoleucine and 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid. In addition, metabolite profiling indicated that BTH significantly reduced the abundance of various primary metabolites in rice seedlings, including most amino acids, sugars, and organic acids; by contrast, PPA2 promoted their synthesis. Our results thus indicate that PPA2 enhances plant defenses against bacterial infection through the jasmonic acid pathway, and that as a water-soluble compound that can promote the synthesis of primary metabolites it has broad potential applications in agriculture.Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China-Yunnan Joint Fund (31700221, 31771357)
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2017A030311005)
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