Evolutionary footprint of plant immunity

Xiaowei Han; Kenichi Tsuda

doi:10.1016/j.pbi.2022.102209

Evolutionary footprint of plant immunity

Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2022 Jun:67:102209. doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2022.102209. Epub 2022 Apr 14.

Authors

Xiaowei Han¹, Kenichi Tsuda²

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Hubei Key Lab of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China; Shenzhen Institute of Nutrition and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China; Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Hubei Key Lab of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China; Shenzhen Institute of Nutrition and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China; Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China. Electronic address: tsuda@mail.hzau.edu.cn.

PMID: 35430538
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2022.102209

Abstract

There are pieces of evidence from genomic footprints and fossil records indicating that plants have co-evolved with microbes after terrestrialization for more than 407 million years. Therefore, to truly comprehend plant evolution, we need to understand the co-evolutionary process and history between plants and microbes. Recent developments in genomes and transcriptomes of a vast number of plant species as well as microbes have greatly expanded our knowledge of the evolution of the plant immune system. In this review, we summarize recent advances in the co-evolution between plants and microbes with emphasis on the plant side and point out future research needed for understanding plant-microbial co-evolution. Knowledge of the evolution and variation of the plant immune system will better equip us on designing crops with boosted performance in agricultural fields.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biological Evolution*
Crops, Agricultural
Genomics
Plant Immunity* / genetics