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Table 2 Plant (Non-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

Name

Annotation

Origin

Type

Genotype

Japonica/Indica

Expression

Type

M. oryzae

X. oryzae pv oryzae

Other pathogens or pest

M. oryzae

X. oryzae pv oryzae

Before infection

After infection

Rxo1

NBS-LRR

Maize

Receptor

Kitaake

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

nd

nd

X. oryzae pv oryzicola

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Zhao et al. 2005

AtNRP1

Transcription

Arabidopsis thaliana

Signaling

TP309

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

86%

Yes

increased susceptibility to RYMV

nd

nd

+

+

Lesion mimic susceptible to abiotic stress

Fitzgerald et al. 2004; Quilis et al. 2008

Dm-AMP1

Defensin

Dahlia merckii

PR

Pusa Basmati 1

Indica

Constitutive

OX

45%

nd

68% (R. solani )

nd

nd

no change

no change

nd

Jha et al. 2009

PRms

PR protein

Zea mays

PR

Senia

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

95%

nd

F. verticillioides, H. oryzae and E. chrysanthemi

nd

nd

+

+

nd

Gomez-Ariza et al. 2007

Rs-AFP2

defensin

Raphanus sativus

PR

Pusa Basmati 1

Indica

Constitutive

OX

77%

nd

45% (R. solani )

nd

nd

No change

No change

None

Jha et al. 2009

  1. OX over-expresser, KO knockout mutant