The ancestral salicylic acid biosynthesis pathway in plants
Salicylic acid (SA) is a vital phytohormone produced from isochorismate in arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). However, SA in most plant species is produced from phenylalanine, a pathway that has long remained unresolved. Three recent studies filled this major knowledge gap and elucidated a multistep SA biosynthesis pathway that is ancestral in the plant kingdom.
Authors
- Jie Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6657-8740)
- Renier A. L. van der Hoorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3692-7487)
Institutions
- University of Oxford (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Trends in Plant Science
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2025.08.004
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.75
Funders
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- H2020 European Research Council