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TAL effector-dependent Bax gene expression in transgenic rice confers disease resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae
The hypersensitive response (HR) is a form of programmed cell death of plant cells occurring in the local region surrounding pathogen infection site...
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Identification of TAL and iTAL effectors in Japanese strain T7133 of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae ( Xoo ) possesses transcription activator-like (TAL) effectors, which are important virulence factors for bacterial...
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TAL Effectors with Avirulence Activity in African Strains of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae
BackgroundXanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae ( Xoo ) causes bacterial leaf blight, a devastating disease of rice. Among the type-3 effectors secreted by Xoo ...
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TAL effectors and the predicted host targets of pomegranate bacterial blight pathogen Xanthomonas citri pv. punicae
The molecular mechanism of pomegranate susceptibility to bacterial blight, a serious threat to pomegranate production in India, is largely unknown....
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Predicting Type III Effector Proteins Using the Effectidor Web Server
Various Gram-negative bacteria use secretion systems to secrete effector proteins that manipulate host biochemical pathways to their benefit. We and...
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Germline-Transmitted Genome Editing Methodology in Arabidopsis thaliana Using TAL Effector Nucleases
TAL effector nucleases (TALENs) are powerful tools to create specific knockout mutants in plants. The use of an optimized TALEN backbone and the...
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Engineering the plastid and mitochondrial genomes of flowering plants
Engineering the plastid genome based on homologous recombination is well developed in a few model species. Homologous recombination is also the rule...
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Editing of the rice importin gene IMPα1b results in sequestration of TAL effectors from plant cell nuclei
Transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs) produced by plant pathogenic bacteria mainly belonging to the genus Xanthomonas cause plant diseases...
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Genetic Structure and TALome Analysis Highlight a High Level of Diversity in Burkinabe Xanthomonas Oryzae pv. oryzae Populations
Bacterial Leaf Blight of rice (BLB) caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae ( Xoo ) is a major threat for food security in many rice growing countries...
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Magnaporthe oryzae encoded effector protein AvrPi54 interacts in vivo with rice encoded cognate resistance protein Pi54 at the host plasma membrane
Plant pathogens deliver effector proteins which enter plant cells in order to establish the disease. The resistance (R) proteins in the plants can...
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Integrative genomic and transcriptomic analysis of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae pathotype IV, V, and IX in China reveals rice defense-responsive genes
Bacterial blight of rice is a devastating disease caused by the gram-negative bacteria Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae ( Xoo ). Chinese Xoo strain...
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IKK1 aggravates ischemia–reperfusion kidney injury by promoting the differentiation of effector T cells
Ischemia–reperfusion injury (IRI) is one of the major causes of acute kidney injury (AKI), and experimental work has revealed detailed insight into...
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Gene Editing in Plants CRISPR-Cas and Its Applications
This book is a collection of information about applying CRISPR-Cas systems for genome editing in plants. The main focus of this book is to address...
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The eINTACT method for studying nuclear changes in host plant cells targeted by bacterial effectors in native infection contexts
Type-III effector proteins are major virulence determinants that most gram-negative bacteria inject into host cells to manipulate cellular processes...
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Identification of a virulence tal gene in the cotton pathogen, Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum strain Xss-V2–18
BackgroundBacterial blight of cotton (BBC), which is caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum ( Xcm ), is a destructive disease in...
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Improved Genome Editing in the Ascidian Ciona with CRISPR/Cas9 and TALEN
The ascidian Ciona intestinalis type A (or Ciona robusta) is an important organism for elucidating the mechanisms that make the chordate body plan....
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A holistic view on plant effector-triggered immunity presented as an iceberg model
The immune system of plants is highly complex. It involves pattern-triggered immunity (PTI), which is signaled and manifested through branched...
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Genome sequencing of the bacterial blight pathogen DY89031 reveals its diverse virulence and origins of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae strains
The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae ( Xoo ), belonging to Xanthomonas sp., causes one of the most destructive vascular diseases in...
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CRISPR-Cas9 and beyond: what’s next in plant genome engineering
Scientists have developed and deployed successive generations of genome engineering technologies for use in plants, including meganucleases, zinc...
