FLAGELLIN-SENSING 3 ('FLS3') PROTEIN AND METHODS OF USE

摘要

One aspect of the present invention relates to a nucleic acid construct that includes a nucleic acid molecule that encodes FLAGELLIN-SENSING 3 ("FLS3") protein; a 5' heterologous DNA promoter sequence; and a 3 ' terminator sequence, where the nucleic acid molecule, the DNA promoter sequence, and the terminator sequence are operatively coupled to permit transcription of the nucleic acid molecule. The present invention also relates to a method of imparting disease resistance to a plant. This method involves transforming a plant or a plant seed with a nucleic acid molecule that increases expression of an FLS3 protein, where said transforming is effective in imparting disease resistance to the transformed plant or to a transgenic plant produced from the transformed plant seed. The present invention also relates to methods of expressing a nucleic acid molecule in a plant, identifying a candidate plant suitable for breeding that displays enhanced disease resistance, and enhancing efficiency of transformation of a plant by Agrobacterium.