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ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana
SUBMITTER: Ronald Pierik
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-35700 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Cerrudo Ignacio I Keller Mercedes M MM Cargnel Miriam D MD Demkura Patricia V PV de Wit Mieke M Patitucci Micaela S MS Pierik Ronald R Pieterse Corné M J CM Ballaré Carlos L CL
Plant physiology 20120227 4
Light is an important modulator of plant immune responses. Here, we show that inactivation of the photoreceptor phytochrome B (phyB) by a low red/far-red ratio (R:FR), which is a signal of competition in plant canopies, down-regulates the expression of defense markers induced by the necrotrophic fungus Botrytis cinerea, including the genes that encode the transcription factor ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR1 (ERF1) and the plant defensin PLANT DEFENSIN1.2 (PDF1.2). This effect of low R:FR correlated wi ...[more]