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Review
. 2023 Apr;46(4):1143-1156.
doi: 10.1111/pce.14477. Epub 2022 Nov 9.

Engineering effector-triggered immunity in rice: Obstacles and perspectives

Kieu Thi Xuan Vo  1 , Qi Yi  1 , Jong-Seong Jeon  1
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Review

Engineering effector-triggered immunity in rice: Obstacles and perspectives

Kieu Thi Xuan Vo et al. Plant Cell Environ. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

Improving rice immunity is one of the most effective approaches to reduce yield loss by biotic factors, with the aim of increasing rice production by 2050 amidst limited natural resources. Triggering a fast and strong immune response to pathogens, effector-triggered immunity (ETI) has intrigued scientists to intensively study and utilize the mechanisms for engineering highly resistant plants. The conservation of ETI components and mechanisms across species enables the use of ETI components to generate broad-spectrum resistance in plants. Numerous efforts have been made to introduce new resistance (R) genes, widen the effector recognition spectrum and generate on-demand R genes. Although engineering ETI across plant species is still associated with multiple challenges, previous attempts have provided an enhanced understanding of ETI mechanisms. Here, we provide a survey of recent reports in the engineering of rice R genes. In addition, we suggest a framework for future studies of R gene-effector interactions, including genome-scale investigations in both rice and pathogens, followed by structural studies of R proteins and effectors, and potential strategies to use important ETI components to improve rice immunity.

Keywords: ETI; effector; integrated domain; pathogen; resistance gene.

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