Involvement of two nitric oxide-associated genes, NOA1 and GSNOR, in Nicotiana attenuata's resistance to the specialist insect herbivore Manduca sexta [Elektronische Ressource] / Hendrik Wünsche. Gutachter: Ian T. Baldwin ; Hans Peter Saluz ; Jörg Durner

Involvement of two nitric oxide-associated genes, NOA1 and GSNOR, in Nicotiana attenuata's resistance to the specialist insect herbivore Manduca sexta Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt dem Rat der Biologisch-Pharmazeutischen Fakultät der Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena von Diplom Biologe Hendrik Wünsche geboren am 28. Februar 1979 in Rudolstadt, Deutschland Gutachter: 1. 2. 3. Tag der öffentlichen Verteidigung: (Date of public defense) Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1 2. Chapter I Silencing NOA1 elevates herbivory-induced JA accumulation and compromises most of carbon-based defense metabolites in Nicotiana attenuata .......................................... 8 3. Chapter II S-Nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) mediates resistance of Nicotiana attenuata to specialist insect herbivore Manduca sexta ................................................................. 39 4. Discussion .......................................................................................... 68 5. Summary ........................................................... 77 6. Zusammenfassung ........................................................................................