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Tian D, Teo J, Yin Z. Ectopic Expression of the Executor-Type R Gene Paralog Xa27B in Rice Leads to Spontaneous Lesions and Enhanced Disease Resistance. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2024; 37:143-154. [PMID: 38381127 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-10-23-0153-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
Abstract
Plant disease resistance (R) gene-mediated effector-triggered immunity (ETI) is usually associated with hypersensitive response (HR) and provides robust and race-specific disease resistance against pathogenic infection. The activation of ETI and HR in plants is strictly regulated, and improper activation will lead to cell death. Xa27 is an executor-type R gene in rice induced by the TAL effector AvrXa27 and confers disease resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo). Here we reported the characterization of a transgenic line with lesion mimic phenotype, designated as Spotted leaf and resistance 1 (Slr1), which was derived from rice transformation with a genomic subclone located 5,125 bp downstream of the Xa27 gene. Slr1 develops spontaneous lesions on its leaves caused by cell death and confers disease resistance to both Xoo and Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola. Further investigation revealed that the Slr1 phenotype resulted from the ectopic expression of an Xa27 paralog gene, designated as Xa27B, in the inserted DNA fragment at the Slr1 locus driven by a truncated CaMV35Sx2 promoter in reverse orientation. Disease evaluation of IRBB27, IR24, and Xa27B mutants with Xoo strains expressing dTALE-Xa27B confirmed that Xa27B is a functional executor-type R gene. The functional XA27B-GFP protein was localized to the endoplasmic reticulum and apoplast. The identification of Xa27B as a new functional executor-type R gene provides additional genetic resources for studying the mechanism of executor-type R protein-mediated ETI and developing enhanced and broad-spectrum disease resistance to Xoo through promoter engineering. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Dongsheng Tian
- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Republic of Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Republic of Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Republic of Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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Shi H, Xiong Q, Zhao Z, Zhou L, Yin J, Lu X, Chen X, Wang J. Disruption of the Novel Small Protein RBR7 Leads to Enhanced Plant Resistance to Blast Disease. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2023; 16:42. [PMID: 37733139 PMCID: PMC10513991 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-023-00660-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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Plant disease is a threat to global food security. Breeding crops carrying broad-spectrum resistance loci is an effective way to control infectious disease. Disease-resistant mutants are valuable resources for deciphering the underlying mechanisms of plant immunity and could provide genetic loci to generate disease-resistant crops. Here, we identified a rice mutant, rbr7 (rice blast resistance 7), that confers resistance against different strains of Magnaporthe oryzae. Disease-mimicking necrotic lesions started to appear on the leaves of rbr7 four weeks after sowing. Histochemical analysis revealed reactive oxygen species accumulation and cell death accompanied by spontaneous lesion formation in rbr7. Map-based cloning and bulk segregation analysis showed a 2855 bp fragment deletion on chromosome 5, leading to the disruption of the LOC_Os05g28480-coding protein. Transgenic rbr7 complementation plants showed compromised resistance to rice blast, indicating that LOC_Os05g28480, or Rbr7, regulates the rice immune response. Rbr7 encodes a small protein of unknown function with 85 amino acids. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that disruption of RBR7 led to the upregulation of genes responding to salicylic acid, systemic acquired resistance and pathogenesis-related genes. Taken together, our findings reveal insights into a novel small protein involved in regulating plant resistance to rice blast and provide a potential target for crop breeding.
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- Hui Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
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