Plant signaling: Sustaining leaf electrical excitability protects against prolonged herbivory.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Poretsky, Elly; Huffaker, Alisa
- Source
- Current Biology. Jun2022, Vol. 32 Issue 11, pR525-R528. 4p.
- Subject
- *CALCIUM
- Language
- ISSN
- 0960-9822
Electrical signaling is a critical initial trigger of systemic plant resistance to herbivory, but channels and pumps involved in signal maintenance are poorly understood. A new study identifies P-type calcium ATPases as necessary for both sustained vascular excitability during prolonged attack and physiological resilience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]