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. 2019 Jul 18;9:10397. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-46465-5

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Possible dual role of actin cytoskeleton in plant response to pathogens. (a) The widely-published scenario in which depolymerization of the actin cytoskeleton by treatment with latrunculin B or cytochalasin E leads to increased plant vulnerability to pathogens. Studies showing this phenomenon co-inoculated plants with a drug and pathogen. (b) The new alternative scenario for the role of the actin cytoskeleton proposed in this manuscript. Plants pretreated with latrunculin B or cytochalasin E before inoculation with a pathogen have time to activate the salicylic acid signalling pathway, resulting in increased resistance to the subsequently inoculated pathogens. latB = latrunculin B; cytE = cytochalasin E; SA = salicylic acid; ICS1 = isochorismate synthase 1;Inline graphic = fungi; Inline graphic = bacteria.