title: Cytokinins for immunity beyond growth, galls and green islands.
abstract: Cytokinins are essential plant hormones that control almost every aspect of plant growth and development. Their function in mediating plant susceptibility to fungal biotrophs and gall-causing pathogens is well known. Here we highlight the interaction between cytokinins and salicylic acid pathways. Furthermore, we discuss ways in which cytokinin signaling could crosstalk with plant immune networks. Some of these networks are modulated by pathogens to propagate disease, whereas others help the host to mitigate an infection.
authors.affiliation: Functional Genomics and Systems Biology Group, Department of Bioinformatics, Biocenter, Am Hubland, 97074 Wuerzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naseem
authors.affiliation: Division of Tropical Ecology and Animal Biodiversity, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Mirko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wölfling
authors.affiliation: Functional Genomics and Systems Biology Group, Department of Bioinformatics, Biocenter, Am Hubland, 97074 Wuerzburg, Germany. Electronic address: dandekar@biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dandekar
mesh_terms: D003583:Cytokinins / Q000378:metabolism*; D063245:Plant Development; D057865:Plant Immunity; D010941:Plant Tumors / Q000382:microbiology*; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D003583:Cytokinins