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'''Methyl jasmonate''' (abbreviated '''MeJA''') is a [[volatile organic compound]] used in plant defense and many diverse developmental pathways such as seed germination, root growth, flowering, fruit ripening, and [[senescence]].<ref>Cheong, Jong Joo and [[Yang Do Choi]]. [http://www.aloj.us.es/bioqplantas/tema9-11/biblio%20hormonas/Jasmonato.pdf, ''[[Trends in Genetics]]'', 2003. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.</ref> Methyl jasmonate is derived from [[jasmonic acid]] and the reaction is catalyzed by S-adenosyl-L-methionine:jasmonic acid carboxyl methyltransferase.<ref>[http://lipidlibrary.aocs.org/lipids/eicplant/index.htm, 7 April 2010. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.]</ref>
'''Methyl jasmonate''' (abbreviated '''MeJA''') is a [[volatile organic compound]] used in plant defense and many diverse developmental pathways such as seed germination, root growth, flowering, fruit ripening, and [[senescence]].<ref>Cheong, Jong Joo and [[Yang Do Choi]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305034419/http://www.aloj.us.es/bioqplantas/tema9-11/biblio%20hormonas/Jasmonato.pdf Methyl jasmonate as a vital substance in plants], ''[[Trends in Genetics]]'', 2003. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved on 2017-07-11.</ref> Methyl jasmonate is derived from [[jasmonic acid]] and the reaction is catalyzed by S-adenosyl-L-methionine:jasmonic acid carboxyl methyltransferase.<ref>Christie, William W. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150630035136/http://lipidlibrary.aocs.org:80/Lipids/eicplant/index.htm Plant oxylipins: Chemistry and biology], 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved on 2017-07-11.</ref>
Plants produce jasmonic acid and methyl jasmonate in response to many biotic and abiotic stresses (in particular, herbivory and wounding), which build up in the damaged parts of the plant. The methyl jasmonate can be used to signal the original plant’s defense systems or it can be spread by physical contact or through the air to produce a defensive reaction in unharmed plants. The unharmed plants absorb the airborne MeJA through either the stomata or diffusion through the leaf cell cytoplasm. An herbivorous attack on a plant causes it to produce MeJA both for internal defense and for a signaling compound to other plants.<ref name="scichina">Tao Xu et al. [http://www.scichina.com:8080/kxtbe/fileup/PDF/03ky1982.pdf, Chinese Science Bulletin], 2003. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.</ref>
Plants produce jasmonic acid and methyl jasmonate in response to many biotic and abiotic stresses (in particular, herbivory and wounding), which build up in the damaged parts of the plant. The methyl jasmonate can be used to signal the original plant’s defense systems or it can be spread by physical contact or through the air to produce a defensive reaction in unharmed plants. The unharmed plants absorb the airborne MeJA through either the stomata or diffusion through the leaf cell cytoplasm. An herbivorous attack on a plant causes it to produce MeJA both for internal defense and for a signaling compound to other plants.<ref name="scichina">Tao Xu et al. [http://www.scichina.com:8080/kxtbe/fileup/PDF/03ky1982.pdf Involvement of Jasmonate-signaling pathway in the herbivore-induced rice plant defense]. ''[[Chinese Science Bulletin]]'' 48(18):1982-1987. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.</ref>


MeJA can induce the plant to produce multiple different types of defense chemicals such as phytoalexins (antimicrobial),<ref>[http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/ar/archive/feb98/fres0298.htm, ''[[United States Department of Agriculture]]'', 1993. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.</ref> [[nicotine]] or proteinase inhibitors.<ref name="scichina" /> MeJA activates the proteinase inhibitor genes (a defensive reaction within plants) through a receptor-mediated signal transduction pathway.<ref>Farmer, E. and C. Ryan [http://www.pnas.org/content/87/19/7713.full.pdf, Interplant communication: Airborne methyl jasmonate induces synthesis of proteinase inhibitors in plant leaves], 1990. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.</ref> The proteinase inhibitors interfere with the insect digestive process and discourage the insect from eating the plant again.<ref>Tao Xu et al. [http://www.scichina.com:8080/kxtbe/fileup/PDF/03ky1982.pdf, Involvement of Jasmonate-signaling pathway in the herbivore-induced rice plant defense, 2003. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.]</ref>
MeJA can induce the plant to produce multiple different types of defense chemicals such as [[phytoalexin]]s (antimicrobial),<ref>Stanley, D. [http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/ar/archive/feb98/fres0298.htm Keeping Freshness in Fresh-Cut Produce], ''Agricultural Research Magazine'', [[United States Department of Agriculture]], Feb. 1998. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.</ref> [[nicotine]] or proteinase inhibitors.<ref name="scichina" /> MeJA activates the proteinase inhibitor genes (a defensive reaction within plants) through a receptor-mediated signal transduction pathway.<ref>Farmer, E. and C. Ryan. [http://www.pnas.org/content/87/19/7713.full.pdf Interplant communication: Airborne methyl jasmonate induces synthesis of proteinase inhibitors in plant leaves], ''[[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America|Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci.]]'', 1990. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.</ref> The proteinase inhibitors interfere with the insect digestive process and discourage the insect from eating the plant again.<ref name="scichina" />


MeJA has been used to stimulate traumatic resin duct production in Norway spruce trees.<ref>Martin, D.M., Gershenzon J. and Bohlmann J. [http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/132/3/1586.abstract?ijkey=b7eb803e056bd98617b4eea8cd4153f679c6ced0&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha,"[[Plant Physiology]]", 2003. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.</ref> This can be used as a defense against many insect attackers as a type of vaccine.
MeJA has been used to stimulate traumatic resin duct production in Norway spruce trees.<ref>Martin, D.M., Gershenzon J. and Bohlmann J. [http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/132/3/1586.abstract?ijkey=b7eb803e056bd98617b4eea8cd4153f679c6ced0&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha Induction of Volatile Terpene Biosynthesis and Diurnal Emission by Methyl Jasmonate in Foliage of Norway Spruce], ''[[Plant Physiology (journal)|Plant Physiology]]'', 2003. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.</ref> This can be used as a defense against many insect attackers as a type of vaccine.


In recent experiments, Methyl jasmonate has been shown to be effective at preventing bacterial growth in plants when applied in a spray to the leaves. The [[antibacterial]] effect is thought to be because of methyl jasmonate inducing resistance. <ref>A.Yishay et al, Plant Pathology 56, (4):692-701, AUG 2007</ref>
In recent experiments, Methyl jasmonate has been shown to be effective at preventing bacterial growth in plants when applied in a spray to the leaves. The [[antibacterial]] effect is thought to be because of methyl jasmonate inducing resistance. <ref>Luzzatto, T., Yishay, M., Lipsky, A., Ion, A., Belausov, E. and Yedidia, I. Efficient, long-lasting resistance against the soft rot bacterium ''Pectobacterium carotovorum'' in calla lily provided by the plant activator methyl jasmonate. ''[[Plant Pathology (journal)|Plant Pathology]]'', 56(4):692-701, Aug 2007. {{doi|10.1111/j.1365-3059.2007.01622.x}}. Retrieved 2017-07-11.</ref>


MeJA is also a plant hormone involved in tendril (root) coiling, flowering, seed and fruit maturation. An increase of the hormone affects flowering time, flower morphology and the number of open flowers.<ref>Radhika, V., J. Cost, W. Boland, and M. Heil. The role of jasmonates in floral nectar secretion. 2010. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.</ref> MeJA induces ethylene-forming enzyme activity, which increases the amount of ethylene to the amount necessary for fruit maturation.<ref name="ncbi">Berger, S., E. Bell, and J. Mullet. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC157863/pdf/1110525.pdf, Two Methyl Jasmonate-lnsensitive Mutants Show Altered Expression of AtVsp in Response to Methyl Jasmonate and Wounding, 1996. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.]</ref>
MeJA is also a plant hormone involved in tendril (root) coiling, flowering, seed and fruit maturation. An increase of the hormone affects flowering time, flower morphology and the number of open flowers.<ref>Radhika, V., J. Cost, W. Boland, and M. Heil. The role of jasmonates in floral nectar secretion. ''[[PLOS ONE]]''. 2010. {{doi|10.1371/journal.pone.0009265}} Retrieved on 2010-10-27.</ref> MeJA induces ethylene-forming enzyme activity, which increases the amount of ethylene to the amount necessary for fruit maturation.<ref name="ncbi">Berger, S., E. Bell, and J. Mullet. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC157863/pdf/1110525.pdf Two methyl jasmonate-insensitive mutants show altered expression of AtVsp in response to methyl jasmonate and wounding]. ''[[Plant Physiology (journal)|Plant Physiology]]'' 11(1):525-531. 1996. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.</ref>


Increased amounts of methyl jasmonate in plant roots have shown to inhibit their growth.<ref>Wasternack, C. [http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/100/4/681.full#T1, Jasmonates: An Update on Biosynthesis, Signal Transduction and Action in Plant Stress Response, Growth and Development, 2007. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.]</ref> It is predicted that the higher amounts of MeJA activate previously unexpressed genes within the roots to cause the growth inhibition.<ref name="ncbi" />
Increased amounts of methyl jasmonate in plant roots have shown to inhibit their growth.<ref>Wasternack, C. [http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/100/4/681.full#T1 Jasmonates: An Update on Biosynthesis, Signal Transduction and Action in Plant Stress Response, Growth and Development]. ''[[Annals of Botany]]'' (2007) 100(4):681-697. {{doi|10.1093/aob/mcm079}}. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.</ref> It is predicted that the higher amounts of MeJA activate previously unexpressed genes within the roots to cause the growth inhibition.<ref name="ncbi" />


Methyl jasmonate induces cytochrome c release in the mitochondria of cancer cells, leading to cell death, but does not harm normal cells. To be specific, it can cause cell death in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells taken from human patients with this disease and then treated in tissue culture with methyl jasmonate. Treatment of isolated normal human blood lymphocytes did not result in cell death <ref>Rotem, R., A. Heyfets, O. Fingrut, D. Blickstein, M. Shaklai, and E. Flesher [http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/65/5/1984.full, Jasmonates: novel anticancer agents acting directly and selectively on human cancer cell mitochondria. 2005. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.]</ref>
Methyl jasmonate induces [[cytochrome C]] release in the mitochondria of cancer cells, leading to cell death, but does not harm normal cells. To be specific, it can cause cell death in [[B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia]] cells taken from human patients with this disease and then treated in tissue culture with methyl jasmonate. Treatment of isolated normal human blood lymphocytes did not result in cell death <ref>Rotem, R., A. Heyfets, O. Fingrut, D. Blickstein, M. Shaklai, and E. Flesher. 2005. [http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/65/5/1984.full Jasmonates: novel anticancer agents acting directly and selectively on human cancer cell mitochondria]. ''[[Cancer Research (journal)|Cancer Research]]'' 65(5):1984-1993. {{doi|10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-3091}}. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.</ref>


==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/jasmine/jasmineh.htm General information about methyl jasmonate]
* [http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/jasmine/jasmineh.htm General information about methyl jasmonate]
* [http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/65/5/1984 Jasmonates: novel anticancer agents acting directly and selectively on human cancer cell mitochondria.]
* [http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6469061-description.html Jasmonate: pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer.] US Patent Issued on October 22, 2002
* [http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6469061-description.html Jasmonate: pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer.] US Patent Issued on October 22, 2002
* [http://www.nature.com/leu/journal/v16/n4/full/2402419a.html Plant stress hormones suppress the proliferation and induce apoptosis in human cancer cells], Leukemia, Nature, April 2002, Volume 16, Number 4, Pages 608-616
* [http://www.nature.com/leu/journal/v16/n4/full/2402419a.html Plant stress hormones suppress the proliferation and induce apoptosis in human cancer cells], Leukemia, Nature, April 2002, Volume 16, Number 4, Pages 608-616

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Methyl jasmonate
Methyl jasmonate
Names
IUPAC name
Methyl (1R,2R)-3-Oxo-2-(2Z)-2-pentenyl-cyclopentaneacetate
Other names
Methyl jasmonate
Identifiers
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EC Number
  • 243-497-1
KEGG
  • InChI=1S/C13H20O3/c1-3-4-5-6-11-10(7-8-12(11)14)9-13(15)16-2/h4-5,10-11H,3,6-9H2,1-2H3/b5-4-/t10-,11-/m1/s1 ☒N
    Key: GEWDNTWNSAZUDX-WQMVXFAESA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C13H20O3/c1-3-4-5-6-11-10(7-8-12(11)14)9-13(15)16-2/h4-5,10-11H,3,6-9H2,1-2H3/b5-4-/t10-,11-/m1/s1
    Key: GEWDNTWNSAZUDX-WQMVXFAEBM
  • O=C1[C@H](C/C=C\CC)[C@@H](CC(OC)=O)CC1
Properties
C13H20O3
Molar mass 224.3 g/mol
Appearance Colorless liquid
Melting point < 25 °C (77 °F; 298 K)
Boiling point 88 to 90 °C (190 to 194 °F; 361 to 363 K) at 0.1 mmHg
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Methyl jasmonate (abbreviated MeJA) is a volatile organic compound used in plant defense and many diverse developmental pathways such as seed germination, root growth, flowering, fruit ripening, and senescence.[1] Methyl jasmonate is derived from jasmonic acid and the reaction is catalyzed by S-adenosyl-L-methionine:jasmonic acid carboxyl methyltransferase.[2] Plants produce jasmonic acid and methyl jasmonate in response to many biotic and abiotic stresses (in particular, herbivory and wounding), which build up in the damaged parts of the plant. The methyl jasmonate can be used to signal the original plant’s defense systems or it can be spread by physical contact or through the air to produce a defensive reaction in unharmed plants. The unharmed plants absorb the airborne MeJA through either the stomata or diffusion through the leaf cell cytoplasm. An herbivorous attack on a plant causes it to produce MeJA both for internal defense and for a signaling compound to other plants.[3]

MeJA can induce the plant to produce multiple different types of defense chemicals such as phytoalexins (antimicrobial),[4] nicotine or proteinase inhibitors.[3] MeJA activates the proteinase inhibitor genes (a defensive reaction within plants) through a receptor-mediated signal transduction pathway.[5] The proteinase inhibitors interfere with the insect digestive process and discourage the insect from eating the plant again.[3]

MeJA has been used to stimulate traumatic resin duct production in Norway spruce trees.[6] This can be used as a defense against many insect attackers as a type of vaccine.

In recent experiments, Methyl jasmonate has been shown to be effective at preventing bacterial growth in plants when applied in a spray to the leaves. The antibacterial effect is thought to be because of methyl jasmonate inducing resistance. [7]

MeJA is also a plant hormone involved in tendril (root) coiling, flowering, seed and fruit maturation. An increase of the hormone affects flowering time, flower morphology and the number of open flowers.[8] MeJA induces ethylene-forming enzyme activity, which increases the amount of ethylene to the amount necessary for fruit maturation.[9]

Increased amounts of methyl jasmonate in plant roots have shown to inhibit their growth.[10] It is predicted that the higher amounts of MeJA activate previously unexpressed genes within the roots to cause the growth inhibition.[9]

Methyl jasmonate induces cytochrome C release in the mitochondria of cancer cells, leading to cell death, but does not harm normal cells. To be specific, it can cause cell death in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells taken from human patients with this disease and then treated in tissue culture with methyl jasmonate. Treatment of isolated normal human blood lymphocytes did not result in cell death [11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cheong, Jong Joo and Yang Do Choi. Methyl jasmonate as a vital substance in plants, Trends in Genetics, 2003. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved on 2017-07-11.
  2. ^ Christie, William W. Plant oxylipins: Chemistry and biology, 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved on 2017-07-11.
  3. ^ a b c Tao Xu et al. Involvement of Jasmonate-signaling pathway in the herbivore-induced rice plant defense. Chinese Science Bulletin 48(18):1982-1987. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  4. ^ Stanley, D. Keeping Freshness in Fresh-Cut Produce, Agricultural Research Magazine, United States Department of Agriculture, Feb. 1998. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  5. ^ Farmer, E. and C. Ryan. Interplant communication: Airborne methyl jasmonate induces synthesis of proteinase inhibitors in plant leaves, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 1990. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  6. ^ Martin, D.M., Gershenzon J. and Bohlmann J. Induction of Volatile Terpene Biosynthesis and Diurnal Emission by Methyl Jasmonate in Foliage of Norway Spruce, Plant Physiology, 2003. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.
  7. ^ Luzzatto, T., Yishay, M., Lipsky, A., Ion, A., Belausov, E. and Yedidia, I. Efficient, long-lasting resistance against the soft rot bacterium Pectobacterium carotovorum in calla lily provided by the plant activator methyl jasmonate. Plant Pathology, 56(4):692-701, Aug 2007. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3059.2007.01622.x. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  8. ^ Radhika, V., J. Cost, W. Boland, and M. Heil. The role of jasmonates in floral nectar secretion. PLOS ONE. 2010. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009265 Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  9. ^ a b Berger, S., E. Bell, and J. Mullet. Two methyl jasmonate-insensitive mutants show altered expression of AtVsp in response to methyl jasmonate and wounding. Plant Physiology 11(1):525-531. 1996. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  10. ^ Wasternack, C. Jasmonates: An Update on Biosynthesis, Signal Transduction and Action in Plant Stress Response, Growth and Development. Annals of Botany (2007) 100(4):681-697. doi:10.1093/aob/mcm079. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  11. ^ Rotem, R., A. Heyfets, O. Fingrut, D. Blickstein, M. Shaklai, and E. Flesher. 2005. Jasmonates: novel anticancer agents acting directly and selectively on human cancer cell mitochondria. Cancer Research 65(5):1984-1993. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-3091. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.

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