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Loss of function of a proline-containing protein confers durable disease resistance in rice.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 21 Aug 2009
Fukuoka Shuichi, Saka Norikuni, Koga Hironori, Ono Kazuko, Shimizu Takehiko, Ebana Kaworu, Hayashi Nagao, Takahashi Akira, Hirochika Hirohiko, Okuno Kazutoshi, Yano Masahiro
Abstract excerpt
Blast disease is a devastating fungal disease of rice, one of the world's staple foods. Race-specific resistance to blast disease has usually not been durable. Here, we report the cloning of a previously unknown type of gene that confers non-race-specific resistance and its successful use in breeding. Pi21 encodes a proline-rich protein that includes a putative heavy metal-binding domain and putative...
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