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Table 1 Rice Genes Potentially Useful for Improving Rice Disease Resistance

From: Potential Candidate Genes for Improving Rice Disease Resistance

Gene

Transgenic plant

Disease reduction

Isolate tested

Enhanced defense expression

Side effects

References

Accession

QTL

Name

Annotation

Type

Genotype

Japonica/Indica

Expression

Type

M. oryzae

X. oryzae pv oryzae

Other pathogens or pes

M. oryzae

X. oryzae pv oryzae

Before infection

After infection

OsBRR1

LRR-RLK

Receptor

Nipponbare

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

80%

nd

nd

3

nd

nd

nd

None

Peng et al. 2009

Os03g12730

Yes

Pi9

NBS-LRR

Receptor

TP309

Japonica

From own promoter

OX

Yes

nd

nd

21

nd

nd

nd

nd

Qu et al. 2006

Os06g17920

Yes

OsWAK1

Protein kinase

Receptor

Aichiasahi

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

50%

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

None

Li et al. 2009

Os11g46900

Yes

OsMAPK5a /BIMK1/OsMP K5

MAP kinase

Signaling

Nipponbare

Japonica

Constitutive

RNAi

85%

nd

85% (Burkholderia glumae )

nd

nd

+

nd

Susceptible to abiotic stress

Xiong and Yang 2003; Song and Goodman 2002

Os03g17700

Yes

OsSpl11

U-bOX/Armadillo Repeat Protein Endowed with E3 Ubiquitin Ligase activity

Signaling

IR64

Indica

Constitutive

KO

90%

85%

nd

10

4

+

nd

Lesion mimic

Zeng et al. 2004; Yin et al. 2000

Os12g38210

Yes

OsPLD β 1

Phospholipase D

Signaling

Nipponbare

Japonica

Constitutive

RNAi

90%

70%

nd

nd

nd

+

nd

Lesion mimic

Yamaguchi et al. 2009

Os10g38060

Yes

OsSSI2

Steroyl Acyl Carrier FA Desaturase

Signaling

Nipponbare

Japonica

Constitutive

RNAi and KO

95%

90%

nd

nd

nd

+

nd

Lesion mimic

Jiang et al. 2009

Os01g69080

Yes

OsRac1

rac-like GTP-binding protein 2

Signaling

Kinmaze

Japonica

Constitutive

Active form

20%

46%

nd

nd

nd

+

+

Lesion mimic

Kawasaki et al. 1999; Ono et al. 2001; Thao et al. 2007

Os01g12900

Yes

NH1

Regulatory protein

Signaling

TP309

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

No effect

95%

Susceptibility to white-backed planthopper

nd

nd

+

nd

Lesion mimic

Yuan et al. 2007; Chern et al. 2005

Os01g09800

Yes

OsAOS2

ALLENE OXIDE SYNTHASE (P450 74A2)

signaling

Nipponbare

Japonica

Inducible

OX

85%

nd

nd

nd

nd

+

+

nd

Mei et al. 2006

Os03g12500

Yes

OsGH3.1

Indole-3-acetic acid-amido synthetase

signaling

Bomba

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

51%

nd

nd

nd

nd

+

nd

Reduced height

Domingo et al. 2009

Os01g57610

Yes

OsGAP1

GTPase-activating protein

signaling

Aichi asahi

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

nd

55%

nd

nd

3

+

nd

nd

Cheung et al. 2008

Os02g22130

Yes

OsDR8

Thiazole biosynthetic enzyme 1-1

signaling

Minghui63

Indica

Constitutive

RNAi

Yes

350% increase

nd

nd

nd

-

-

nd

Wang et al. 2006

Os07g34570

no

OsWRKY13

WRKY TF protein

TF

Minghui63

Indica

Constitutive

OX

Yes

Yes

nd

nd

nd

+

nd

Susceptible to abiotic stress

Qiu et al. 2007; Qiu et al. 2009a, b;

Os01g54600

Yes

OsWRKY31

WRKY TF protein

TF

Zhonghua 17

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

67%

nd

nd

nd

nd

+

nd

Root growth affected

Zhang et al. 2008

Os06g30860

Yes

OsWRKY45

WRKY TF protein

TF

Nipponbare

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

100%

nd

nd

nd

nd

+

nd

Reduced height

Shimono et al. 2007

Os05g25770

Yes

OsWRKY71

WRKY TF protein

TF

Nipponbare

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

nd

71%

nd

nd

nd

+

nd

nd

Liu et al. 2007

Os02g08440

Yes

OsWRKY53

WRKY TF protein

TF

Nipponbare

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

Yes

nd

nd

nd

nd

+

nd

None

Chujo et al. 2007

Os05g27730

Yes

OsNAC6

NAC domain-containing protein 48

TF

Nipponbare

Japonica

Constitutive and stress-inducible

OX

Yes

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Reduced height/improved abiotic resistance

Nakashima et al. 2007

Os01g66120

Yes

RBBI2-3

Serine proteinase inhibitor

PR

TP309

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

100%

nd

nd

5

nd

nd

nd

None

Qu et al. 2003

Os01g03360

Yes

GNS1

1,3;1,4-beta glucanase

PR

Nipponbare

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

Yes

nd

nd

nd

nd

+

+

Lesion mimic

Nishizawa et al. 2003

Os05g31140

Yes

OsDR10

Unknown

other

Minghui63

indica

Constitutive

RNAi

nd

95%

nd

nd

+

+

+

None

Xiao et al. 2009

Os08g05960

Yes

pi21

Proline-rich protein

other

Aichiasahi

Japonica

Constitutive

RNAi

90%

no effect

nd

10

na

No change

nd

None

Fukuoka et al. 2009

Os04g32850

Yes

OsSBP

Selenium-binding protein homologue

other

Kinmaze

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

50%

50%

nd

nd

nd

+

+

nd

Sawada et al. 2004

Os01g68770

Yes

  1. OX over-expresser, KO knockout mutant