12 March 2024 | César J. Chiquito-Contreras, Thuluz Meza-Menchaca, Oswaldo Guzmán-López, Eliezer Cocoletzi Vásquez, Jorge Ricaño-Rodríguez
This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the molecular mechanisms underlying plant-microbe interactions, focusing on key processes such as antibiosis, microbial signaling, endophytism, and transcriptional regulation. The study highlights the complex interplay between plants and microorganisms, emphasizing the importance of molecular networks in shaping ecological interactions. It explores how plants distinguish between beneficial and antagonistic microbes, and how these interactions influence plant health, disease resistance, and agricultural practices. The review discusses the role of transcription factors, epigenetic regulation, and signaling pathways in mediating plant responses to microbial signals. It also examines the biochemical basis of endophytism, pre-mRNA splicing, and transcriptional plasticity, which are crucial for plant-microbe symbiosis. The study emphasizes the significance of understanding these molecular interactions for improving plant nutrition, developing transgenic crops, and promoting sustainable agriculture. It also addresses the challenges in studying these interactions, including technical difficulties in experimentation and the complexity of microbial communities. The review concludes that the interconnected molecular networks in nature play a vital role in shaping ecological scaffolds and that further research is needed to fully understand the molecular basis of plant-microbe interactions. The study underscores the importance of integrating molecular biology with ecological and evolutionary perspectives to advance our understanding of these interactions and their implications for plant health and ecosystem dynamics.This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the molecular mechanisms underlying plant-microbe interactions, focusing on key processes such as antibiosis, microbial signaling, endophytism, and transcriptional regulation. The study highlights the complex interplay between plants and microorganisms, emphasizing the importance of molecular networks in shaping ecological interactions. It explores how plants distinguish between beneficial and antagonistic microbes, and how these interactions influence plant health, disease resistance, and agricultural practices. The review discusses the role of transcription factors, epigenetic regulation, and signaling pathways in mediating plant responses to microbial signals. It also examines the biochemical basis of endophytism, pre-mRNA splicing, and transcriptional plasticity, which are crucial for plant-microbe symbiosis. The study emphasizes the significance of understanding these molecular interactions for improving plant nutrition, developing transgenic crops, and promoting sustainable agriculture. It also addresses the challenges in studying these interactions, including technical difficulties in experimentation and the complexity of microbial communities. The review concludes that the interconnected molecular networks in nature play a vital role in shaping ecological scaffolds and that further research is needed to fully understand the molecular basis of plant-microbe interactions. The study underscores the importance of integrating molecular biology with ecological and evolutionary perspectives to advance our understanding of these interactions and their implications for plant health and ecosystem dynamics.