title: The molecular basis of disease resistance in rice.
abstract: The rice gene Xa21 conferring resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), was isolated using a map-based cloning strategy. Compared with previously cloned genes, the structure of Xa21 represents a novel class of plant disease R genes encoding a putative receptor kinase (RK). This article proposes a model for the mode of action of Xa21 and summarizes our current knowledge of the modular basis of resistance in rice to bacterial leaf blight and blast.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis 95616, USA.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Ronald
mesh_terms: D017343:Genes, Plant; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins