Insect herbivory-elicited GABA accumulation in plants is a wound-induced, direct, systemic and jasmonate-independent defense response

The non-proteinogenic amino acid γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is present in all organisms analyzed so far. In invertebrates GABA acts as a neurotransmitter; in plants different functions are under discussion. Among others, its involvement in abiotic stress reactions and as a defensive compound against...

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Main Authors: Sandra S Scholz, Michael eReichelt, Dereje W Mekonnen, Frank eLudewig, Axel eMithöfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.01128/full