Molecular dissection of zinc-mediated immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana
Viviana Escudero, Cuong V. Hoang, Antoni Garcia‐Molina, Aishee De, Alejandro M. Armas, Dennis Brueckner, Darío Ferreira Sánchez, Christoph Bueschl, Maria Doppler, Antony van der Ent, Rainer Schuhmacher, Lucía Jordá, Manuel González-Guerrero
The paper identifies zinc-mediated immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana, showing that microbial cell wall components trigger zinc accumulation and defense gene expression independent of major signaling pathways.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology