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Understanding the molecular mechanisms of trade-offs between plant growth and immunity

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Trade-offs between plant growth and immunity are a well-known phenomenon in plants that are meant to ensure the best use of limited resources. Recently, many advances have been achieved on molecular regulations of the trade-offs between plant growth and immunity. Here, we provide an overview on molecular understanding of these trade-offs including those regulated at the transcriptional level or post-transcriptional level by transcriptional factors, microRNAs, and post-translational modifications of proteins, respectively The understanding on the molecular regulation of these trade-offs will provide new strategies to breed crops with high yield and enhanced resistance to disease.

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Xuewei Chen is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31772153 and 31825022); Jing Wang is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31922066).

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Wang, J., Long, X., Chern, M. et al. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of trade-offs between plant growth and immunity. Sci. China Life Sci. 64, 234–241 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-020-1719-y

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