Abstract
Semi-dominant plant disease resistance (R) genes confer recognition of and response to specific races of pathogen that carry a corresponding Avirulence (Avr) gene. R proteins are presumed to recognise pathogen Avr gene-encoded products, or compatibility factors, that are likely to be involved in pathogenicity on the host. R genes against various important diseases have been used by plant breeders, but when deployed in monocultures, resistance frequently breaks down as races of the pathogen emerge that can overcome the R gene through recessive mutations in the corresponding Avr gene. Nevertheless, in nature, R genes have been maintained. In Arabidopsis, ~164 homologs of the largest class of R genes exist. These R genes encode proteins of the nucleotide binding-leucine rich repeat (NB-LRR) class (Dangl and Jones, 2001).
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Jones, J.D.G., Brigneti, G., Smilde, D. (2003). Putting Plant Disease Resistance Genes to Work. In: Vasil, I.K. (eds) Plant Biotechnology 2002 and Beyond. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2679-5_2
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