Rice Blast Resistance by SA Pathway by Catangui, Llamson, Pontejos, Trinidad
Rice Blast Resistance by SA Pathway by Catangui, Llamson, Pontejos, Trinidad
Rice Blast Resistance by SA Pathway by Catangui, Llamson, Pontejos, Trinidad
To evaluate the degree of blast resistance of OsWRKY45 resistance to the fungus Magnaporthe grisae. BTH as an
overexpressing rice plants, Takatsuji et al. compared them effective activator, protects many plant species by acting on
with several blast-resistant rice varieties. A blast-resistance the SA signalling pathway. Transcription factor
test conducted with a compatible race indicated that rice OsWRKY45, which are suitable for genetic manipulations,
plants became more blast resistant. Moreover, OsWRKY45 greatly enhanced the resistance to fungus. To counteract the
overexpressing rice plants were also resistant to blast caused secretion of fungus with Abscisic Acid once the plant was
by fungus Magnaporthe grisea. BTH also induces resistance infected, the dosage of BTH should be increased whilst
to bacterial leaf blight disease in rice plants. The researchers overexpression of OsWRKY45 allele enhances the resistance
also tested the leaf blight resistance of OsWRKY45 to blast disease.
overexpressing rice plants and found that these plants were
highly resistant to the disease. These results suggest that
WRKY45 confers broad-spectrum resistance to rice, and they RECOMMENDATION
are consistent with the notion that OsWRKY45 is a key The favourable traits of OsWRKY45 overexpression render
regulator of BTH-induced defense responses. a promising target for gene manipulation to develop a broad-
CONCLUSION spectrum disease resistance. However, some studies showed
that overexpression of OsWRKY45 driven by the promoter
ubiquitin results to growth retardation. This cannot be
From the analysis of the written articles and journals, we can neglected. Therefore, a realistic optimization approach is
conclude that the modification of one of the defense against essential to lower transgene expression and establishes a
potential pathogens, Salicylic Acid (SA) via overexpressing more stable primed state. That is, to increase the rice plant’s
OsWRKY45 by increasing BTH dosage can increase the resistance to pathogens without compromising the resource
allocation for growth. Although OsWRKY45 is a powerful
tool against rice blast pathogens, a well-control use of
OsWRKY45 is still a challenge. Further researches are
encouraged that is not only applicable to rice but also to other
important crops.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This work will not be possible without the help and support
of the others. We would like to extend our gratitude to Engr.
Raymond Barajas for introducing Biotechnology to us and
allowing us to explore this field to create and modify some of
the essential metabolic pathways within our interests.
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