CaLecRK-S.5, a pepper L-type lectin receptor kinase gene, accelerates Phytophthora elicitin-mediated defense response

  • Joo Yong Woo
  • , Young Jin Kim
  • , Kyung Hee Paek*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Innate immunity in plants relies on the recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) by pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) located on the plant cell surface. CaLecRK-S.5, a pepper L-type lectin receptor kinase, has been shown to confer broad-spectrum resistance through priming activation. To further elucidate the molecular mechanism of CaLecRK-S.5, transgenic tobacco plants were generated in this study. Interestingly, hemizygous transgenic plants exhibited a high accumulation of CaLecRK-S.5, but this accumulation was completely abolished in homozygous transgenic plants by a cosuppression mechanism. Gain-of-function and loss-of-function analyses revealed that CaLecRK-S.5 plays a positive role in Phytophthora elicitin-mediated defense responses.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)951-956
    Number of pages6
    JournalBiochemical and biophysical research communications
    Volume524
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020 Apr 16

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government ( MSIP ) (No. R1A2A2A01002476 ) and a Korea University Grant, Republic of Korea .

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2020 Elsevier Inc.

    Keywords

    • Cosuppression mechanism
    • INF1
    • L-type lectin receptor kinase
    • Pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs)

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biophysics
    • Biochemistry
    • Molecular Biology
    • Cell Biology

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