Metabolism in Molecular Plant–Insect and Plant–Microbe Interactions
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2021) | Viewed by 8501
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to submit a research article or a review for the Metabolites Special Issue “Metabolism in Molecular Plant–Insect and Plant–Microbe Interactions.”
When considering the billions of interorganismal interactions occurring on earth, those among plants, insects, and microbes are some of the most diverse and economically impactful. Central to these interactions are metabolites that serve as bioactive modulators of plant, insect, and microbe physiology. With the recent advent of metabolomics technologies, the discovery of active molecules that regulate these interactions has progressed rapidly. This Special Issue aims to highlight the general metabolism underpinning these interactions, the known molecules that regulate them, and novel discoveries regarding both known and unknown biochemicals that govern their interplay. Studies that utilize genetics and biology methods to characterize the functional role of significant metabolites are also encouraged.
We solicit research articles presenting results from both plant–insect and plant–microbe interactions and welcome review articles that provide a sound understanding of the interactive physiology of these organisms.
Dr. Shawn A. Christensen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metabolism
- plant–insect interactions
- plant–microbe interactions
- plant defense
- herbivory
- plant pathology
- biochemistry
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