Insertion of Transposable Elements in AVR-Pib of Magnaporthe oryzae Leading to LOSS of the Avirulent Function.

ABSTRACT: Rice blast is a very serious disease caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, which threatens rice production and food supply throughout the world. The avirulence (AVR) genes of rice blast are perceived by the corresponding rice blast resistance (R) genes and prompt specific resistance. A mutation in AVR is a major force for new virulence. Exploring mutations in AVR among M. oryzae isolates from rice production fields could aid assessment of the efficacy and durability of R genes. We studied the probable molecular-evolutionary patterns of AVR-Pib alleles by assaying their DNA-sequence diversification and examining their avirulence to the corresponding Pib resistance gene under natural conditions in the extremely genetically diverse of ric

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10650890 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature