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Disease Resistance in Plants that Carry a Feedback-regulated Yeast Poly(A) Binding Protein Gene

Disease Resistance in Plants that Carry a Feedback-regulated Yeast Poly(A) Binding Protein Gene It has been reported that the expression of the yeast poly(A) binding protein gene (PAB1) in plants leads to an induction of disease resistance responses, accompanied by alterations in the growth habit of the plant (Li et al. Plant Mol. Biol. (2000) 42 335). To capitalize on this observation, a feedback-regulated PAB1 gene was assembled and introduced into tobacco and Arabidopsis. The regulation entailed the linking of the expression of the PAB1 gene to control by the lac repressor, and by linking lac repressor expression to the disease resistance state of the plant, such that the induction of systemic defense responses by accumulation of the yeast poly(A) binding protein would turn off the expression of the PAB1 gene. Plants containing this system showed elevated and/or constitutive expression of disease-associated genes and significant resistance to otherwise pathogenic organisms. As well, they displayed a nearly normal growth habit under laboratory and greenhouse settings. These studies indicate that the expression of cytotoxic genes (such as the PAB1 gene) in plants can be controlled so that enhanced disease resistance can be achieved without significantly affecting plant growth and development. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Plant Molecular Biology Springer Journals

Disease Resistance in Plants that Carry a Feedback-regulated Yeast Poly(A) Binding Protein Gene

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 by Springer
Subject
Life Sciences; Biochemistry, general; Plant Sciences; Plant Pathology
ISSN
0167-4412
eISSN
1573-5028
DOI
10.1007/s11103-006-0019-6
pmid
16830175
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Abstract

It has been reported that the expression of the yeast poly(A) binding protein gene (PAB1) in plants leads to an induction of disease resistance responses, accompanied by alterations in the growth habit of the plant (Li et al. Plant Mol. Biol. (2000) 42 335). To capitalize on this observation, a feedback-regulated PAB1 gene was assembled and introduced into tobacco and Arabidopsis. The regulation entailed the linking of the expression of the PAB1 gene to control by the lac repressor, and by linking lac repressor expression to the disease resistance state of the plant, such that the induction of systemic defense responses by accumulation of the yeast poly(A) binding protein would turn off the expression of the PAB1 gene. Plants containing this system showed elevated and/or constitutive expression of disease-associated genes and significant resistance to otherwise pathogenic organisms. As well, they displayed a nearly normal growth habit under laboratory and greenhouse settings. These studies indicate that the expression of cytotoxic genes (such as the PAB1 gene) in plants can be controlled so that enhanced disease resistance can be achieved without significantly affecting plant growth and development.

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Plant Molecular BiologySpringer Journals

Published: Jan 30, 2006

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