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Modulation of plant immunity and biotic interactions under phosphate deficiency

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Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient for plant life and growth. P is primarily acquired in the form of inorganic phosphate (Pi) from soil. To cope with Pi deficiency, plants have evolved an elaborate system to improve Pi acquisition and utilization through an array of developmental and physiological changes, termed Pi starvation response (PSR). Plants also assemble and manage mutualistic microbes to enhance Pi uptake, through integrating PSR and immunity signaling. A trade-off between plant growth and defense favors the notion that plants lower a cellular state of immunity to accommodate host-beneficial microbes for nutrition and growth at the cost of infection risk. However, the existing data indicate that plants selectively activate defense responses against pathogens, but do not or less against non-pathogens, even under nutrient deficiency. In this review, we highlight recent advances in the principles and mechanisms with which plants balance immunity and growth-related processes to optimize their adaptation to Pi deficiency.

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We thank anonymous reviewers, Kohji Yamada and Kei Hiruma for helpful comments on the manuscript. Our work was supported in part by the grants from the CANON foundation (YS), the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST, JPMJSC1702 and JPMJTR23UJ (YS)), and MEXT of Japan 22K05650 (KI), 18H02467 and 21H02507 (YS) and 22K05650 (KI).

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Inoue, K., Tsuchida, N. & Saijo, Y. Modulation of plant immunity and biotic interactions under phosphate deficiency. J Plant Res 137, 343–357 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-024-01546-z

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