Comparative analysis of protein-protein interactions in the defense response of rice and wheat.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the importance of wheat as a major staple crop and the negative impact of diseases on its production worldwide, the genetic mechanisms and gene interactions involved in the resistance response in wheat are still poorly understood. The complete sequence of the rice genome has provided an extremely useful parallel road map for genetic and genomics studies in wheat. The recent construction of a defense response interactome in rice has the potential to further enhance the translation of advances in rice to wheat and other grasses. The objective of this study was to determine the degree of conservation in the protein-protein interactions in the rice and wheat defense response interactomes. As entry points we selected proteins that serve as key regulators of the rice d

SUBMITTER: Cantu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3602203 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature