@article{fdi:010070404, title = {{G}h{ERF}-{II}b3 regulates the accumulation of jasmonate and leads to enhanced cotton resistance to blight disease}, author = {{C}acas, {J}.{L} and {P}r{\'e}, {M}. and {P}izot, {M}. and {C}issoko, {M}. and {D}iedhiou, {I}ssa and {J}alloul, {A}. and {D}oumas, {P}. and {N}icole, {M}ichel and {C}hampion, {A}ntony}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he phytohormone jasmonic acid ({JA}) and its derivatives, collectively referred to as jasmonates, regulate many developmental processes, but are also involved in the response to numerous abiotic/biotic stresses. {T}hus far, powerful reverse genetic strategies employing perception, signalling or biosynthesis mutants have broadly contributed to our understanding of the role of {JA} in the plant stress response and development, as has the chemical gain-of-function approach based on exogenous application of the hormone. {H}owever, there is currently no method that allows for tightly controlled {JA} production in planta. {B}y investigating the control of the {JA} synthesis pathway in bacteria-infected cotton ({G}ossypium hirsutum {L}.) plants, we identified a transcription factor ({TF}), named {G}h{ERF}-{II}b3, which acts as a positive regulator of the {JA} pathway. {E}xpression of this well-conserved {TF} in cotton leaves was sufficient to produce in situ {JA} accumulation at physiological concentrations associated with an enhanced cotton defence response to bacterial infection.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}olecular {P}lant {P}athology}, volume = {18}, numero = {6}, pages = {825--836}, ISSN = {1464-6722}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1111/mpp.12445}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070404}, }