A PthXo2B ortholog in Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzae strain IX-221 acts as a major virulence factor on indica rice without activating a Clade III SWEET gene.
Prashant Kumar Mishra, S. Shakespear, Sara C. D. Carpenter, S. Hamsa, S. Vigi, K. N. Anith, Prasanta Kumar Dash, Adam Joseph Bogdanove, Rhitu Rai
This paper identifies a TALE variant in Xoo strain IX-221 that overcomes xa13 resistance in indica rice by upregulating an alternative SWEET gene, highlighting non-RVD sequence variation in TALE targeting.
Molecular Plant Pathology · Feb 28, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology