title: Double repression in jasmonate-mediated plant defense.
abstract: The functions of jasmonic acid (JA) in plant defense and development are controlled by the JAZ family of repressor proteins. In this issue of Molecular Cell, Hu et al. (2013) identified JAV1 as a repressor protein in the JA pathway that enables the plant to defend against necrotrophic pathogens and herbivorous insects apparently without influencing plant growth and development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
authors.forename: Xiaohong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jian-Kang
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D054883:Oxylipins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D003517:Cyclopentanes; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C583033:JAV1 protein, Arabidopsis; D054883:Oxylipins; C011006:jasmonic acid