title: Strigolactones in Plant Interactions with Beneficial and Detrimental Organisms: The Yin and Yang.
abstract: Strigolactones (SLs) are plant hormones that have important roles as modulators of plant development. They were originally described as ex planta signaling molecules in the rhizosphere that induce the germination of parasitic plants, a role that was later linked to encouraging the beneficial symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. Recently, the focus has shifted to examining the role of SLs in plant-microbe interactions, and has revealed roles for SLs in the association of legumes with nitrogen-fixing rhizobacteria and in interactions with disease-causing pathogens. Here, we examine the role of SLs in plant interactions with beneficial and detrimental organisms, and propose possible future biotechnological applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (EEZ-CSIC), Profesor Albareda 1, Granada 18008, Spain. Electronic address: juan.lopezraez@eez.csic.es.
authors.forename: Juan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: López-Ráez
authors.affiliation: RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shirasu
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
authors.forename: Eloise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Foo
mesh_terms: D007783:Lactones / Q000378:metabolism*; D038821:Mycorrhizae / Q000502:physiology; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000378:metabolism*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D058441:Rhizosphere; D013559:Symbiosis / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007783:Lactones; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators
keywords: beneficial symbiosis; defense responses; microbiome; pathosystem; plant signaling; rhizosphere; strigolactones