Arabidopsis JASMONATE-INDUCED OXYGENASES down-regulate plant immunity by hydroxylation and inactivation of the hormone jasmonic acid
L. Caarls, J. Elberse, M. Awwanah, N. R. Ludwig, M. de Vries, T. Zeilmaker, S. C. M. Van Wees, R. C. Schuurink, G. Van den Ackerveken
This paper identifies four JOX enzymes in Arabidopsis that hydroxylate jasmonic acid (JA) to inactivate it, thereby down-regulating JA-dependent defenses and balancing growth-defense tradeoffs.
bioRxiv · May 28, 2017Plant Biology