Plant-Insect Interaction: The Saga of
Molecular Coevolution
2
Sanyami S. Zunjarrao, Meenakshi B. Tellis, Sanjana N. Joshi, and
Rakesh S. Joshi
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2 Plant Metabolites Involved in Establishment of Interaction with Insects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.1 Elicitors from Oral Secretions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.2 Elicitors from Insect Oviposition Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3 Evolution of Chemical Defense in Plant against Herbivore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.1 Phenolics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.2 Nitrogen-Containing Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.3 Nitrogen and Sulfur-Containing Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.4 Plant-Volatile Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 Insect Resistance to Plant Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.1 Avoidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.2 Detoxification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.3 Sequestration . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.4 Mutation of the Target Site of Plant Secondary Metabolites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5 Coevolution in Plant Secondary Metabolites and Insects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Abstract
Plant-insect interaction is a prime and evolutionarily successful association that
offers an excellent platform to understand coevolution. These interactions have
spurred speciation and are vital players of ecological dominance. The emergence
of mutualistic relationship leads to the inception of molecular coevolution and
diversification of plants and insects. Here, we have cataloged the various molecular factors that drive the establishment and progression of plant-insect interactions. An imbalance in the mutualistic relationship initiated the molecular arms
S. S. Zunjarrao · M. B. Tellis · S. N. Joshi · R. S. Joshi (*)
Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune,
Maharashtra, India
e-mail: rakesh.joshi@unipune.ac.in
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
J.-M. Mérillon, K. G. Ramawat (eds.), Co-Evolution of Secondary Metabolites,
Reference Series in Phytochemistry, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96397-6_42
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Molecular Coevolution
2
Sanyami S. Zunjarrao, Meenakshi B. Tellis, Sanjana N. Joshi, and
Rakesh S. Joshi
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2 Plant Metabolites Involved in Establishment of Interaction with Insects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.1 Elicitors from Oral Secretions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.2 Elicitors from Insect Oviposition Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3 Evolution of Chemical Defense in Plant against Herbivore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.1 Phenolics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.2 Nitrogen-Containing Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.3 Nitrogen and Sulfur-Containing Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.4 Plant-Volatile Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 Insect Resistance to Plant Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.1 Avoidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.2 Detoxification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.3 Sequestration . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.4 Mutation of the Target Site of Plant Secondary Metabolites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5 Coevolution in Plant Secondary Metabolites and Insects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Abstract
Plant-insect interaction is a prime and evolutionarily successful association that
offers an excellent platform to understand coevolution. These interactions have
spurred speciation and are vital players of ecological dominance. The emergence
of mutualistic relationship leads to the inception of molecular coevolution and
diversification of plants and insects. Here, we have cataloged the various molecular factors that drive the establishment and progression of plant-insect interactions. An imbalance in the mutualistic relationship initiated the molecular arms
S. S. Zunjarrao · M. B. Tellis · S. N. Joshi · R. S. Joshi (*)
Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune,
Maharashtra, India
e-mail: rakesh.joshi@unipune.ac.in
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
J.-M. Mérillon, K. G. Ramawat (eds.), Co-Evolution of Secondary Metabolites,
Reference Series in Phytochemistry, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96397-6_42
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