Fungal resistant plants expressing RLK1
AssigneeBASF Plant Science GmbH
InventorsHolger Schultheiss, Tobias Mentzel
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the order Pucciniales, preferably the family Phacopsoraceae, in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of an RLK1protein or fragment thereof in a plant, plant part and/or plant cell in comparison to wild type plants, wild type plant parts and/or wild type plant cells. Furthermore, the invention relates to transgenic plants, plant parts, and/or plant cells having an increased resistance against fungal pathogens, in particular, pathogens of the order Pucciniales, preferably the family Phacopsoraceae, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding an RLK1protein.
Claims8
A method for preventing, delaying or reducing spreading of Phakopsora infections, the method comprising:
- growing a transgenic soybean plant in the presence of a fungal pathogen of the genus Phakopsora, wherein the plant comprises an exogenous nucleic acid encoding a receptor-like kinase 1 (RLK1) protein having at least 72% identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 2 or 10, wherein the RLK1 protein confers increased resistance against Phakopsora thereto in comparison to a wild type soybean plant, and wherein the exogenous nucleic acid is in functional linkage with a heterologous promoter;
- wherein spread of Phakopsora infection is prevented, reduced, or delayed.
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