Small molecules below-ground: the role of specialized metabolites in the rhizosphere
| dc.contributor.author | Massalha, Hassan | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Korenblum, Elisa | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Tholl, Dorothea | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Aharoni, Asaph | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-09T13:18:14Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2024-02-09T13:18:14Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-03 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Soil communities are diverse taxonomically and functionally. This ecosystem experiences highly complex networks of interactions, but may also present functionally independent entities. Plant roots, a metabolically active hotspot in the soil, take an essential part in below-ground interactions. While plants are known to release an extremely high portion of the fixated carbon to the soil, less information is known about the composition and role of C-containing compounds in the rhizosphere, in particular those involved in chemical communication. Specialized metabolites (or secondary metabolites) produced by plants and their associated microbes have a critical role in various biological activities that modulate the behavior of neighboring organisms. Thus, elucidating the chemical composition and function of specialized metabolites in the rhizosphere is a key element in understanding interactions in this below-ground environment. Here, we review key classes of specialized metabolites that occur as mostly non-volatile compounds in root exudates or are emitted as volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The role of these metabolites in below-ground interactions and response to nutrient deficiency, as well as their tissue and cell type-specific biosynthesis and release are discussed in detail. | en |
| dc.description.version | Published version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.orcid | Tholl, Dorothea [0000-0003-2636-6345] | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10919/117904 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.title | Small molecules below-ground: the role of specialized metabolites in the rhizosphere | en |
| dc.title.serial | Plant Journal | en |
| dc.type | Article - Refereed | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
| pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech | en |
| pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/Science | en |
| pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/Science/Biological Sciences | en |
| pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/All T&R Faculty | en |
| pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/Science/COS T&R Faculty | en |