Glutathione and plant response to the biotic environment

Free Radic Biol Med. 2013 Dec:65:724-730. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.07.035. Epub 2013 Aug 1.

Abstract

Glutathione (GSH) is a major antioxidant molecule in plants. It is involved in regulating plant development and responses to the abiotic and biotic environment. In recent years, numerous reports have clarified the molecular processes involving GSH in plant-microbe interactions. In this review, we summarize recent studies, highlighting the roles of GSH in interactions between plants and microbes, whether pathogenic or beneficial to plants.

Keywords: Glutathione; Microbe; Pathogenesis; Plant; Redox; Symbiosis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / metabolism
  • Environment
  • Glutathione / immunology*
  • Plant Immunity / immunology*
  • Plants / immunology*
  • Plants / microbiology*

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Glutathione