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Induced expression of oryzain α gene encoding a cysteine proteinase under stress conditions

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Oryzain α-A, a cysteine proteinase gene was cloned from rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Aichi-asahi) leaves infected with Magnaporthe grisea. The protein sequence deduced for oryzain α-A shares high identity with that of oryzain α, a gene expressed in germinating rice seed. Oryzain α-A gene expression was induced by the blast fungus, Magnaporthe grisea, and the transcript level was even higher in the compatible interaction with rice than in the incompatible interaction. Expression of oryzain α-A was also inducible by wounding, ultraviolet radiation, and treatment with salicylic acid and abscisic acid, with no expression induced by methyl jasmonate. The function of oryzain α-A in cell death in rice is discussed.

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This research was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2006CB101905. We thank Dr. Tom Hsiang of the University of Guelph, Canada, for his editorial assistance.

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  1. Department of Plant Pathology and the MOA Key Laboratory for Molecular Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road No 2, Beijing, 100094, People’s Republic of China

    Yanping Fu, Wensheng Zhao & Youliang Peng

  2. The Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People’s Republic of China

    Yanping Fu

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Fu, Y., Zhao, W. & Peng, Y. Induced expression of oryzain α gene encoding a cysteine proteinase under stress conditions. J Plant Res 120, 465–469 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-007-0080-5

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