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CELL HOST & MICROBE
Volume 7, Issue 5, Pages 362-375Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2010.04.010
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan [PMI-0007]
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [13G0023]
- Program for Promotion of Basic Research Activities for Innovative Biosciences (PRO-BRAIN)
- Naito Foundation
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The nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat-containing (NLR) family proteins recognize pathogen-derived molecules and trigger immune responses in both plants and animals. In plants, the direct or indirect recognition of specific pathogen effectors by NLRs culminates in a hypersensitive response (HR) and the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), key components of the plant defense response. However, the molecules activated by NLRs and how they induce immune responses are largely unknown. We found that the rice GTPase Os-Rac1 at the plasma membrane interacts directly with Pit, an NLR protein that confers resistance to the rice blast fungus. OsRac1 contributes to Pit-mediated ROS production as well as the HR and is required for Pit-mediated disease resistance in rice. Furthermore, the active form of Pit induces the activation of OsRac1 at the plasma membrane. Thus, OsRac1 is activated by Pit during pathogen attack and plays a critical role in Pit-mediated immunity in rice.
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