RALF peptides modulate immune response in the moss Physcomitrium patens
Plants utilize small secreted peptides as important mediators of many processes, including growth and response to stress conditions. One of such regulators is the conservative 5 kDa cysteine-rich RALF (Rapid Alkalinization Factor) peptide family, which is widely present in terrestrial plants. A group of scientists from the Laboratory for Systemic Analysis of Proteins and Peptides of IBCh RAS, together with colleagues from Moscow State University, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine, and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, showed that RALFs regulate the immune response in the moss Physcomitrium patens. This study extends our knowledge of the adaptive significance and conserved functions of RALF peptides in terrestrial plants. The work was published in Frontiers in Plant Science (IF=6.6). Learn more
february 1, 2023