A plant immune receptor mediates tritrophic interactions by linking caterpillar detection to predator recruitment
Palacios, N. G.; Grof-Tisza, P.; Behnken, B.; Arce, C. M.; Wu, D.; Chaparro, A. F.; Schmelz, E. A.; Turlings, T. C. J.; Benrey, B.; Steinbrenner, A. D.
10.1101/2025.07.29.667524 bioRxivShow abstract
Plants deploy direct and indirect defenses in response to insect herbivory. The specific antiherbivore responses involve cell surface immune receptors that recognize herbivore associated molecular patterns (HAMPs), yet the ecological relevance of this molecular interplay remains unexplored. We demonstrate that the Inceptin Receptor (INR) encoded by common bean, upon recognition of inceptin, a HAMP in caterpillar oral secretions, orchestrates a tritrophic interaction. Laboratory and field experimentation in Mexico using a naturally occurring inceptin-insensitive mutant and its near-isogenic wild type equivalent, revealed that inceptin recognition by INR activates an herbivore-specific immune pathway, and triggers the emission of a volatile blend that recruits predatory wasps. These findings provide a novel molecular-to-ecological link, revealing how an immune receptor mediates ecologically relevant plant-insect-predator interactions in nature.
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