The plastidial exporter Enhanced Disease Susceptibility 5 is required for the biosynthesis of N-hydroxy pipecolic acid

Abstract

AbstractPipecolic acid is essential for the establishment of systemic acquired resistance in plants. It is synthesized in the plastid and further processed in the cytosol to its active form N-hydroxy pipecolic acid. Here we provide strong evidence that the exporter Enhanced Disease Susceptibility 5 is required for the biosynthesis of not only salicylic acid, but also N-hydroxy pipecolic acid, suggesting that it represents a convergent point of plant immunity.