Article
Arms race co-evolution of Magnaporthe oryzae AVR-Pik and rice Pik genes driven by their physical interactions.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Dec 2012
Kanzaki Hiroyuki, Yoshida Kentaro, Saitoh Hiromasa, Fujisaki Koki, Hirabuchi Akiko, Alaux Ludovic, Fournier Elisabeth, Tharreau Didier, Terauchi Ryohei
Abstract excerpt
Attack and counter-attack impose strong reciprocal selection on pathogens and hosts, leading to development of arms race evolutionary dynamics. Here we show that Magnaporthe oryzae avirulence gene AVR-Pik and the cognate rice resistance (R) gene Pik are highly variable, with multiple alleles in which DNA replacements cause amino acid changes. There is tight recognition specificity of the AVR-Pik alleles by the...
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