Table 3 Non-plant 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 | ||||||||||
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Name | Annotation | Origin | Function | 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 | ||
Cecropin A | Cecropin A | Hyalophora cecropia | Antimicrobial | Senia | Japonica | Constitutive | OX | 87% | nd | nd | nd | nd | No change | No change | Fertility affected | Coca et al. 2006 |
AFP | Antifungal | Aspergillus giganteus | Antimicrobial | Senia | Japonica | Constitutive | OX | 45% | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | None | Coca et al. 2004 |
cht42 | Endochitinase | Trichoderma virens | Antimicrobial | Pusa Basmati1 | Indica | Constitutive | OX | nd | nd | 62% (R. solani ) | nd | nd | nd | nd | None | Shah et al. 2009 |
ChiC | Family 19 chitinase | Streptomyces griseus | Antimicrobial | Nipponbare | Japonica | Constitutive | OX | 85% | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | None | Itoh et al. 2003 |
lactoferrin | Lactoferrin | Human | Antimicrobial | nd | nd | Constitutive | OX | No effect | No effect | Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) plantarii | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | Takase et al. 2005 |
hrf1 | Hairpins (protein elicitor) | Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae | Elicitor | R109 | Japonica | Constitutive | OX | 56% | nd | nd | nd | nd | + | nd | None | Shao et al. 2008 |
avrXa27 | Transcription factor | Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae | Elicitor | Nipponbare | Japonica | Inducible | OX | No effect | 38% | 35% (Xoc ), no effect on E. chrysanthemi | nd | nd | + | nd | Delay of Flowering and early senescene | Tian and Yin 2009 |
flagellin | Flagellin | Acidovorax Avenae | Elicitor | Koshihikari | Japonica | Constitutive | OX | Yes | nd | nd | nd | nd | + | nd | Lesion mimic | Takakura et al. 2008 |
pemG1 | Unknown | Magnaporthe grisea | Elicitor | Nipponbare | Japonica | Constitutive | OX | 35% | nd | nd | nd | nd | + | nd | nd | |