Interfering TAL effectors of Xanthomonas oryzae neutralize R-gene-mediated plant disease resistance

Zhiyuan Ji; Chonghui Ji; Bo Liu; Lifang Zou; Gongyou Chen; Bing Yang

doi:10.1038/ncomms13435

Nature Communications (Nov 2016)

Interfering TAL effectors of Xanthomonas oryzae neutralize R-gene-mediated plant disease resistance

Zhiyuan Ji,
Chonghui Ji,
Bo Liu,
Lifang Zou,
Gongyou Chen,
Bing Yang

Affiliations

Zhiyuan Ji: School of Agriculture and Biology/State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chonghui Ji: Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University
Bo Liu: Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University
Lifang Zou: School of Agriculture and Biology/State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Gongyou Chen: School of Agriculture and Biology/State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Bing Yang: Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13435
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The rice pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae produces TAL effectors (TALEs) that promote virulence. Here, the authors identify truncated TALEs that interfere with the function of a rice gene, Xa1, which confers resistance to all tested full-length TALEs.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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