Genetic strategies for improving crop yields
The current trajectory for crop yields is insufficient to nourish the world's population by 2050.
Greater and more consistent crop production must be achieved against a backdrop of …
Greater and more consistent crop production must be achieved against a backdrop of …
Plant immunity in signal integration between biotic and abiotic stress responses
Plants constantly monitor and cope with the fluctuating environment while hosting a diversity
of plant‐inhabiting microbes. The mode and outcome of plant–microbe interactions …
of plant‐inhabiting microbes. The mode and outcome of plant–microbe interactions …
Broad-spectrum resistance to bacterial blight in rice using genome editing
R Oliva, C Ji, G Atienza-Grande, JC Huguet-Tapia… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Bacterial blight of rice is an important disease in Asia and Africa. The pathogen,
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), secretes one or more of six known transcription …
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), secretes one or more of six known transcription …
Plant SWEETs: from sugar transport to plant–pathogen interaction and more unexpected physiological roles
Abstract Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporters (SWEETs) have important roles in
numerous physiological mechanisms where sugar efflux is critical, including phloem …
numerous physiological mechanisms where sugar efflux is critical, including phloem …
[HTML][HTML] The structure of the membrane protein of SARS-CoV-2 resembles the sugar transporter SemiSWEET
S Thomas - Pathogens and Immunity, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is
responsible for the disease COVID-19 that has decimated the health and economy of our …
responsible for the disease COVID-19 that has decimated the health and economy of our …
CRISPR crops: plant genome editing toward disease resistance
Genome editing by sequence-specific nucleases (SSNs) has revolutionized biology by
enabling targeted modifications of genomes. Although routine plant genome editing …
enabling targeted modifications of genomes. Although routine plant genome editing …
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutation of OsSWEET14 in rice cv. Zhonghua11 confers resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae without yield penalty
X Zeng, Y Luo, NTQ Vu, S Shen, K Xia, M Zhang - BMC Plant Biology, 2020 - Springer
Background Bacterial blight of rice, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), is a
devastating rice disease in Southeast Asia and West Africa. OsSWEET14, encoding a sugar …
devastating rice disease in Southeast Asia and West Africa. OsSWEET14, encoding a sugar …
Xa7, a new executor R gene that confers durable and broad-spectrum resistance to bacterial blight disease in rice
X Chen, P Liu, L Mei, X He, L Chen, H Liu, S Shen… - Plant …, 2021 - cell.com
Bacterial blight (BB) is a globally devastating rice disease caused by Xanthomonas oryzae
pv. oryzae (Xoo). The use of disease resistance (R) genes in rice breeding is an effective …
pv. oryzae (Xoo). The use of disease resistance (R) genes in rice breeding is an effective …
Stop helping pathogens: engineering plant susceptibility genes for durable resistance
H Garcia-Ruiz, B Szurek… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alternatives to protect crops against diseases are desperately needed to secure world food
production and make agriculture more sustainable. Genetic resistance to pathogens utilized …
production and make agriculture more sustainable. Genetic resistance to pathogens utilized …
Structure, evolution and diverse physiological roles of SWEET sugar transporters in plants
Key message Present review describes the structure, evolution, transport mechanism and
physiological functions of SWEETs. Their application using TALENs and CRISPR/CAS9 …
physiological functions of SWEETs. Their application using TALENs and CRISPR/CAS9 …