Overexpressing CYP71Z2 enhances resistance to bacterial blight by suppressing auxin biosynthesis in rice.

BACKGROUND:The hormone auxin plays an important role not only in the growth and development of rice, but also in its defense responses. We've previously shown that the P450 gene CYP71Z2 enhances disease resistance to pathogens through regulation of phytoalexin biosynthesis in rice, though it re...

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Main Authors: Wenqi Li, Fangquan Wang, Jun Wang, Fangjun Fan, Jinyan Zhu, Jie Yang, Fengquan Liu, Weigong Zhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4364752?pdf=render