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Plant Immunometabolism: Metabolic Reprogramming Linking Developmental Signaling and Defense Metabolites

Wajid Zaman, Asma Ayaz, Adnan Amin

International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2026

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Summary

Plant metabolism is essential for coordinating growth, development, and defense under changing environmental conditions. Plants continuously adjust their metabolic pathways to balance resource allocation between growth and immune responses. Under stress, metabolic reprogramming redirects energy and resources toward the production of defense compounds and activation of immune signaling pathways. These changes involve complex interactions among primary metabolism, specialised metabolites, and regulatory networks, including calcium signaling, reactive oxygen species, and phytohormones. Advances in metabolomics and multi-omics technologies have improved understanding of the metabolic control of plant immunity; however, knowledge remains fragmented, and an integrated framework linking metabolis

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3390/ijms27083635
Catalogue ID
SNmoi53gl0-67esyj
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