Jasmonate signaling in plant interactions with resistance-inducing beneficial microbes

Jasmonates are important regulators of plant immune responses that are triggered by beneficial soil-borne microorganisms. In many cases ISR is associated with potentiated expression of jasmonate-responsive genes. Recent advances in research on induced systemic resistance (ISR) signaling suggests a model in which jasmonate-related transcription factors play a central role in establishing the primed state that is characteristic for ISR.