Considering the signal transduction pathway involved in induced defenses,what would be the most likely outcome if a mutation in JAZ interfered with its capacity to bind to jasmonate?
A) Production of protease inhibitors would decrease.
B) Elicitors would bind to receptors less readily.
C) Elicitors would bind to receptors more readily.
D) Production of protease inhibitors would increase.
E) Jasmonate production would decrease.

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JAZ is a transcriptional repressor that binds to transcription factors and inhibits the expression of genes involved in induced defenses. Jasmonate induces the degradation of JAZ, allowing transcription factors to activate the expression of defense genes. If a mutation in JAZ interferes with its capacity to bind to jasmonate, the degradation of JAZ would not occur, and the production of protease inhibitors would decrease, since the expression of defense genes would be inhibited.

Considering the Signal Transduction Pathway Involved in Induced Defenses,what Would