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Biosynthesis, elicitation and roles of monocot terpenoid phytoalexins by Schmelz, Eric A, Huffaker, Alisa, Sims, James W, Christensen, Shawn A, Lu, Xuan, Okada, Kazunori, Peters, Reuben J

“…A long‐standing goal in plant research is to optimize the protective function of biochemical agents that impede pest and pathogen attack. Nearly 40 years ago,…”
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MutRank: an R shiny web-application for exploratory targeted mutual rank-based coexpression analyses integrated with user-provided supporting information by Poretsky, Elly, Huffaker, Alisa

“…The rapid assignment of genotypes to phenotypes has been a historically challenging process. The discovery of genes encoding biosynthetic pathway enzymes for…”
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A receptor-like protein mediates plant immune responses to herbivore-associated molecular patterns by Steinbrenner, Adam D., Muñoz-Amatriaín, Maria, Chaparro, Antonio F., Aguilar-Venegas, Jessica Montserrat, Lo, Sassoum, Okuda, Satohiro, Glauser, Gaetan, Dongiovanni, Julien, Shi, Da, Hall, Marlo, Crubaugh, Daniel, Holton, Nicholas, Zipfel, Cyril, Abagyan, Ruben, Turlings, Ted C. J., Close, Timothy J., Huffaker, Alisa, Schmelz, Eric A.

“…Herbivory is fundamental to the regulation of both global food webs and the extent of agricultural crop losses. Induced plant responses to herbivores promote…”
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ZmPep1, an Ortholog of Arabidopsis Elicitor Peptide 1, Regulates Maize Innate Immunity and Enhances Disease Resistance by Huffaker, Alisa, Dafoe, Nicole J, Schmelz, Eric A

“…ZmPep1 is a bioactive peptide encoded by a previously uncharacterized maize (Zea mays) gene, ZmPROPEP1. ZmPROPEP1 was identified by sequence similarity as an…”
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endogenous peptide signal in Arabidopsis activates components of the innate immune response by Huffaker, A, Pearce, G, Ryan, C.A

“…Innate immunity is initiated in animals and plants through the recognition of a variety of pathogen-associated molecules that in animals are called…”
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Endogenous peptide defense signals in Arabidopsis differentially amplify signaling for the innate immune response by Huffaker, Alisa, Ryan, Clarence A

“…AtPep1, a 23-aa peptide encoded by Arabidopsis PROPEP1, a member of a small, six-member gene family, activates expression of the defense gene PDF1.2 (encoding…”
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Discovery, Biosynthesis and Stress-Related Accumulation of Dolabradiene-Derived Defenses in Maize by Mafu, Sibongile, Ding, Yezhang, Murphy, Katherine M., Yaacoobi, Omar, Addison, J. Bennett, Wang, Qiang, Shen, Zhouxin, Briggs, Steven P., Bohlmann, Jörg, Castro-Falcon, Gabriel, Hughes, Chambers C., Betsiashvili, Mariam, Huffaker, Alisa, Schmelz, Eric A., Zerbe, Philipp

“…Terpenoids are a major component of maize (Zea mays) chemical defenses that mediate responses to herbivores, pathogens, and other environmental challenges…”
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Maize death acids, 9-lipoxygenase–derived cyclopente(a)nones, display activity as cytotoxic phytoalexins and transcriptional mediators by Christensen, Shawn A., Huffaker, Alisa, Kaplan, Fatma, Sims, James, Ziemann, Sebastian, Doehlemann, Gunther, Ji, Lexiang, Schmitz, Robert J., Kolomiets, Michael V., Alborn, Hans T., Mori, Naoki, Jander, Georg, Ni, Xinzhi, Sartor, Ryan C., Byers, Sara, Abdo, Zaid, Schmelz, Eric A.

“…Plant damage promotes the interaction of lipoxygenases (LOXs) with fatty acids yielding 9-hydroperoxides, 13-hydroperoxides, and complex arrays of oxylipins…”
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Identity, regulation, and activity of inducible diterpenoid phytoalexins in maize by Schmelz, Eric A, Kaplan, Fatma, Huffaker, Alisa, Dafoe, Nicole J, Vaughan, Martha M, Ni, Xinzhi, Rocca, James R, Alborn, Hans T, Teal, Peter E

“…Phytoalexins constitute a broad category of pathogen- and insect-inducible biochemicals that locally protect plant tissues. Because of their agronomic…”
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Plant elicitor peptides are conserved signals regulating direct and indirect antiherbivore defense by Huffaker, Alisa, Pearce, Gregory, Veyrat, Nathalie, Erb, Matthias, Turlings, Ted C. J., Sartor, Ryan, Shen, Zhouxin, Briggs, Steven P., Vaughan, Martha M., Alborn, Hans T., Teal, Peter E. A., Schmelz, Eric A.

“…Insect-induced defenses occur in nearly all plants and are regulated by conserved signaling pathways. As the first described plant peptide signal, systemin…”
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Novel Acidic Sesquiterpenoids Constitute a Dominant Class of Pathogen-Induced Phytoalexins in Maize by Huffaker, Alisa, Kaplan, Fatma, Vaughan, Martha M., Dafoe, Nicole J., Ni, Xinzhi, Rocca, James R., Alborn, Hans T., Teal, Peter E.A., Schmelz, Eric A.

“…Nonvolatile terpenoid phytoalexins occur throughout the plant kingdom, but until recently were not known constituents of chemical defense in maize (Zea mays)…”
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A sorghum genome-wide association study (GWAS) identifies a WRKY transcription factor as a candidate gene underlying sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) resistance by Poosapati, Sowmya, Poretsky, Elly, Dressano, Keini, Ruiz, Miguel, Vazquez, Armando, Sandoval, Evan, Estrada-Cardenas, Adelaida, Duggal, Sarthak, Lim, Jia-Hui, Morris, Geoffrey, Szczepaniec, Adrianna, Walse, Spencer S., Ni, Xinzhi, Schmelz, Eric A., Huffaker, Alisa

“…Main conclusion A WRKY transcription factor identified through forward genetics is associated with sorghum resistance to the sugarcane aphid and through…”
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Dynamic regulation of Pep-induced immunity through post-translational control of defence transcript splicing by Dressano, Keini, Weckwerth, Philipp R., Poretsky, Elly, Takahashi, Yohei, Villarreal, Carleen, Shen, Zhouxin, Schroeder, Julian I., Briggs, Steven P., Huffaker, Alisa

“…The survival of all living organisms requires the ability to detect attacks and swiftly counter them with protective immune responses. Despite considerable…”
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Synthesis and Determination of Absolute Configuration of Zealexin A1, a Sesquiterpenoid Phytoalexin from Zea mays by Yajima, Arata, Shimura, Mikaho, Saito, Tatsuo, Katsuta, Ryo, Ishigami, Ken, Huffaker, Alisa, Schmelz, Eric A.

“…The enantioselective synthesis of zealexin A1, a sesquiterpene phytoalexin isolated from maize Zea mays is described for the first time. Our methodology for…”
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Inducible De Novo Biosynthesis of Isoflavonoids in Soybean Leaves by Spodoptera litura Derived Elicitors: Tracer Techniques Aided by High Resolution LCMS by Nakata, Ryu, Kimura, Yuki, Aoki, Kenta, Yoshinaga, Naoko, Teraishi, Masayoshi, Okumoto, Yutaka, Huffaker, Alisa, Schmelz, Eric A., Mori, Naoki

“…Isoflavonoids are a characteristic family of natural products in legumes known to mediate a range of plant-biotic interactions. For example, in soybean (…”
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Interactive Effects of Elevated [CO2] and Drought on the Maize Phytochemical Defense Response against Mycotoxigenic Fusarium verticillioides by Vaughan, Martha M, Huffaker, Alisa, Schmelz, Eric A, Dafoe, Nicole J, Christensen, Shawn A, McAuslane, Heather J, Alborn, Hans T, Allen, Leon Hartwell, Teal, Peter E A

“…Changes in climate due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) are predicted to intensify episodes of drought, but our understanding of how…”
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Genetic elucidation of interconnected antibiotic pathways mediating maize innate immunity by Ding, Yezhang, Weckwerth, Philipp R., Poretsky, Elly, Murphy, Katherine M., Sims, James, Saldivar, Evan, Christensen, Shawn A., Char, Si Nian, Yang, Bing, Tong, Anh-dao, Shen, Zhouxin, Kremling, Karl A., Buckler, Edward S., Kono, Tom, Nelson, David R., Bohlmann, Jörg, Bakker, Matthew G., Vaughan, Martha M., Khalil, Ahmed S., Betsiashvili, Mariam, Dressano, Keini, Köllner, Tobias G., Briggs, Steven P., Zerbe, Philipp, Schmelz, Eric A., Huffaker, Alisa

“…Specialized metabolites constitute key layers of immunity that underlie disease resistance in crops; however, challenges in resolving pathways limit our…”
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Field Evaluation of Experimental Maize Hybrids for Resistance to the Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in a Warm Temperate Climate by Ni, Xinzhi, Huffaker, Alisa, Schmelz, Eric A, Xu, Wenwei, Williams, W Paul, Guo, Baozhu, Li, Xianchun, Huang, Fangneng

“…The polyphagous fall armyworm (FAW), , has become an invasive pest worldwide in recent years. To develop maize germplasm with multiple pest resistance and…”
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Homologous RXLR effectors from Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis and Phytophthora sojae suppress immunity in distantly related plants by Anderson, Ryan G, Casady, Megan S, Fee, Rachel A, Vaughan, Martha M, Deb, Devdutta, Fedkenheuer, Kevin, Huffaker, Alisa, Schmelz, Eric A, Tyler, Brett M, McDowell, John M

“…Diverse pathogens secrete effector proteins into plant cells to manipulate host cellular processes. Oomycete pathogens contain large complements of predicted…”
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European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) induced responses enhance susceptibility in maize by Dafoe, Nicole J, Thomas, James D, Shirk, Paul D, Legaspi, Michelle E, Vaughan, Martha M, Huffaker, Alisa, Teal, Peter E, Schmelz, Eric A

“…Herbivore-induced plant responses have been widely described following attack on leaves; however, less attention has been paid to analogous local processes…”
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