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NLR immune receptors and diverse types of non-NLR proteins control race-specific resistance in Triticeae

Type of publication Peer-reviewed
Publikationsform Review article (peer-reviewed)
Author Sánchez-Martín Javier, Keller Beat,
Project Molecular analysis of disease resistance specificity in cereals
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Review article (peer-reviewed)

Journal Current Opinion in Plant Biology
Publisher Elsevier Ltd
Volume (Issue) 62
Page(s) 1 - 10
Title of proceedings Current Opinion in Plant Biology
DOI 10.1016/j.pbi.2021.102053

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Abstract

Recent progress in large-scale sequencing, genomics, and rapid gene isolation techniques has accelerated the identification of race-specific resistance (R) genes and their corresponding avirulence (Avr) genes in wheat, barley, rye, and their wild relatives. Here, we describe the growing repertoire of identified R and Avr genes with special emphasis on novel R gene architectures, revealing that there is a large diversity of proteins encoded by race-specific resistance genes that extends beyond the canonical nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat proteins. Immune receptors with unique domain architectures controlling race-specific resistance possibly reveal novel aspects on the biology of host–pathogen interactions. We conclude that the polyploid cereal genomes have a large evolutionary potential to generate diverse types of resistance genes.
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