Evolutionary Adaptation of the Chemical Language of Nutrient Acquisition Strategies in Higher Plants

植物的自养和无根性意味着它们需要以一种精细调节的方式对营养限制作出反应才能生长和生存。代谢物在这些适应过程中发挥着重要作用，无论是作为直接调节剂还是作为激活途径的生化指标。植物是从相对简单的单细胞生物进化而来的，它们通过代谢物调节的群体感应机制对环境具有显著的适应性。初步证据表明，植物要么保留了一些这种能力，要么进化出了新的营养识别策略。该项目将阐明这些途径，以获得植物营养获取的新见解。

The autotrophic and sessile nature of plants means that they need to respond to nutrient limitations in a finely tuned manner to grow and survive. Metabolites play an important role during these adaptations, either as direct modulators or as biochemical indicators of the pathways activated. Plants have evolved from relatively simple unicellular organisms that have a remarkable adaptability to respond to their environment through metabolite-modulated quorum-sensing mechanisms. Preliminary evidence suggests that plants have either retained some of this ability or have evolved novel nutrient recognition strategies. This project will elucidate these pathways to gain new insights into nutrient acquisition in plants.