Article
Several wall-associated kinases participate positively and negatively in basal defense against rice blast fungus.
BMC plant biology - 16 Jan 2016
Delteil Amandine, Gobbato Enrico, Cayrol Bastien, Estevan Joan, Michel-Romiti Corinne, Dievart Anne, Kroj Thomas, Morel J-B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Receptor-like kinases are well-known to play key roles in disease resistance. Among them, the Wall-associated kinases (WAKs) have been shown to be positive regulators of fungal disease resistance in several plant species. WAK genes are often transcriptionally regulated during infection but the pathways involved in this regulation are not known. In rice, the OsWAK gene family is significantly amplified...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.