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NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 33, Issue 3, Pages 301-+Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nbt.3069
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- 333 Program [BRA2012126]
- NSFC [31471470]
- 863 Program of China [2012AA101101, 2011AA10A101, 2011BAD35B02-02]
- National Science and Technology Supporting Program [2011BAD35B02-02]
- National Key Transformation Program [2014ZX08001-001]
- Jiangsu Science and Technology Development Program [BE2012303, BK2010016]
- Jiangsu PAPD program
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The brown planthopper (BPH) is the most destructive pest of rice (Oryza sativa) and a substantial threat to rice production, causing losses of billions of dollars annually(1,2). Breeding of resistant cultivars is currently hampered by the rapid breakdown of BPH resistance(2). Thus, there is an urgent need to identify more effective BPH-resistance genes. Here, we report molecular cloning and characterization of Bph3, a locus in rice identified more than 30 years ago that confers resistance to BPH. We show that Bph3 is a cluster of three genes encoding plasma membrane-localized lectin receptor kinases (OsLecRK1-OsLecRK3). Introgression of Bph3 into susceptible rice varieties by transgenic or marker-assisted selection strategies significantly enhanced resistance to both the BPH and the white back planthopper. Our results suggest that these lectin receptor kinase genes function together to confer broad-spectrum and durable insect resistance and provide a resource for molecular breeding of insect-resistant rice cultivars.
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