Genes to enhance disease resistance in crops
AssigneeBASF Plant Science GmbH
InventorsHolger Schultheiss, Nadine Tresch, Uwe Conrath, Katharina Goellner, Caspar Langenbach
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to methods, means and uses of nucleic acids and polypeptides for conferring, modifying or improving plant resistance against fungal infections. Particularly, the invention provides nucleic acids and polypeptides for conferring, modifying or improving plant resistance against fungal infections. The invention also provides vectors, cells and plants. Also, the invention provides methods for creating corresponding plant cells and plants, and for identification of agents for conferring, modifying or improving plant resistance against fungal infections.
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A method for preventing or reducing Phakopsora infection in a transgenic soybean plant, a transgenic soybean plant part, or a transgenic soybean plant cell, said method comprising:
- providing a transgenic soybean plant, transgenic soybean plant part, or transgenic soybean plant cell with a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a protein having an amino acid sequence with at least 95% identity with SEQ ID NO:8, wherein the protein confers increased resistance against Phakopsora thereto as compared to a wild type soybean plant, a wild type soybean plant part or a wild type soybean plant cell, wherein all of the amino acid residues in the protein not identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8 are conservative amino acid substitutions;
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- growing the transgenic soybean plant, transgenic soybean plant part, or transgenic soybean plant cell in the presence of a fungal pathogen of the genus Phakopsora, wherein Phakopsora infection is prevented or reduced in the transgenic soybean plant, transgenic soybean plant part, or transgenic soybean plant cell as compared to a wild type soybean plant, wild type soybean plant part, or wild type soybean plant cell.
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