Bark beetle protein elicitors trigger biphasic immune responses in Norway spruce seedlings
Marcelo de Jesus Ramires, Sigrid Netherer, Martin Schebeck, Reinhard Ertl, Muhammad Ahmad, Erwann Arc, Marcela van Loo, Carlos Trujillo-Moya
This study shows bark beetle protein elicitors induce a biphasic immune response in Norway spruce seedlings, with early signaling and later defense protein accumulation, mirroring responses in mature trees.
Frontiers in Plant Science · Sep 8, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology