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CRISPR/Cas9-generated mutations in a sugar transporter gene reduce cassava susceptibility to bacterial blight.
Plant physiology - 31 Jul 2024
Elliott Kiona, Veley Kira M, Jensen Greg, Gilbert Kerrigan B, Norton Joanna, Kambic Lukas, Yoder Marisa, Weil Alex, Motomura-Wages Sharon, Bart Rebecca S
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Bacteria from the genus Xanthomonas are prolific phytopathogens that elicit disease in over 400 plant species. Xanthomonads carry a repertoire of specialized proteins called transcription activator-like (TAL) effectors that promote disease and pathogen virulence by inducing the expression of host susceptibility (S) genes. Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. manihotis (Xpm) causes bacterial blight on the staple food crop...
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