The Arabidopsis ZED1-Related Kinase Genomic Cluster Is Specifically Required for Effector-Triggered Immunity

Derek Seto; Bradley Laflamme; David S Guttman; Darrell Desveaux

doi:10.1104/pp.20.00447

The Arabidopsis ZED1-Related Kinase Genomic Cluster Is Specifically Required for Effector-Triggered Immunity

Plant Physiol. 2020 Dec;184(4):1635-1639. doi: 10.1104/pp.20.00447. Epub 2020 Oct 9.

Authors

Derek Seto¹, Bradley Laflamme¹, David S Guttman², Darrell Desveaux³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 3G5 Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 3G5 Ontario, Canada and Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution & Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 3B2 Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 3G5 Ontario, Canada and Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution & Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 3B2 Ontario, Canada darrell.desveaux@utoronto.ca.

Abstract

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deletion of an Arabidopsis gene cluster encoding eight kinases supports their immunity-specific roles in sensing pathogenic effectors.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Arabidopsis / genetics*
Arabidopsis / microbiology*
Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics*
Cluster Analysis
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
Genes, Plant
Phosphotransferases / genetics*
Plant Diseases / genetics*
Plant Immunity / genetics
Plant Immunity / immunology*
Pseudomonas syringae / immunology
Virulence / genetics*
Xanthomonas campestris / immunology

Substances

Arabidopsis Proteins
Phosphotransferases