Shedding light on immune suppression at high temperature

Rising temperatures pose a threat to agriculture in the present times. Salicylic acid (SA) accumulation and signaling is repressed at high temperatures leading to a compromise in plant immunity against pathogens. The mechanism behind this suppression was unknown. Recent evidence from Kim . suggests that CBP60g transcription is the key thermosensitive step. Rising temperatures pose a threat to agriculture in the present times. Salicylic acid (SA) accumulation and signaling is repressed at high temperatures leading to a compromise in plant immunity against pathogens. The mechanism behind this suppression was unknown. Recent evidence from Kim . suggests that CBP60g transcription is the key thermosensitive step.