Methanol may function as a cross-kingdom signal.

Methanol may function as a cross-kingdom signal.

Recently, we demonstrated that leaf wounding results in the synthesis of pectin methylesterase (PME), which causes the plant to release methanol into the air. Methanol emitted by a wounded plant increases the accumulation of methanol-inducible gene mRNA and enhances antibacterial resistance as well...

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Main Authors: Yuri L Dorokhov, Tatiana V Komarova, Igor V Petrunia, Vyacheslav S Kosorukov, Roman A Zinovkin, Anastasia V Shindyapina, Olga Y Frolova, Yuri Y Gleba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3338578?pdf=render

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