Plant priming in biotic stress responses mediated by CDPK signalling (C02)

• Subject Area: Plant Biochemistry and Biophysics
• Term: from 2012 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 190578797

Complementary to a role of calcium-dependent protein kinase-(CDPK)-mediated signalling in early local immune responses of Arabidopsis thaliana to phytopathogens, project C2 studies the function of CDPKs in priming of long-term, systemic immune responses (systemic acquired resistance; SAR). We characterised CPK5 as major positive regulator of local and systemic immune responses, and thus, as a key regulator in immune priming. Future research will address biochemical, post-translational enzyme modifications, providing a mechanistic understanding of priming (and forgetting), and CPK5-mediated control of transcription factor-dependent reprogramming in gene expression during SAR.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 973: Priming and Memory of Organismic Responses to Stress
• Applicant Institution: Freie Universität Berlin
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. Tina Romeis