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AssigneeVersitech Limited
InventorsMee Len Chye, Saritha Panthapulakkal Narayanan, Clive Sze Chung Lo, Pan Liao
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OsACBP5 can be used to enhance tolerance to fungal necrotrophs in genetically modified plants. OsACBP5-overexpressing transgenic Arabidopsis were conferred enhanced tolerance to fungal necrotrophs such as root-infecting necrotroph Rhizoctonia solani and shoot-infecting necrotrophs (Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria brassicicola). Vectors/expression cassettes for conferring tolerance to fungal necrotrophs to plants/plant material are provided. Methods of using OsACBP5 to enhance tolerance to fungal necrotrophs are provided. Plants and plant material with improved tolerance to fungal necrotrophs are also provided. Methods for screening for genes with OsACBP5-like activity are also provided.
A transgenic plant genetically engineered to express OsACBP5 or a functional fragment thereof in an amount effective to enhance tolerance to fungal necrotrophs relative to an unmodified plant.
A method of obtaining enhanced tolerance to fungal necrotrophs in a plant or plant cell comprising:
A method of obtaining a plant part having tolerance to fungal necrotrophs, comprising:
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A method of screening for functional OsACBP5 variants, comprising:
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