FUNGAL RESISTANT PLANTS EXPRESSING HCP7

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the family Phacosporaceae in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of an HCP7 protein or fragment thereof in a plant, plant part and/or plant cell in comparison to wild type plants, wild type plant parts and/or wild type plant cells. Furthermore, the invention relates to transgenic plants, plant parts, and/or plant cells having an increased resistance against fungal pathogens, in particular, pathogens of the family Phacopsoraceae, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding an HCP7 protein.

主权项

1. A method for increasing fungal resistance in a plant, a plant part, or a plant cell
wherein the method comprises the step of increasing the expression and/or activity of a HCP7 protein in the plant, plant part, or plant cell in comparison to a wild type plant, wild type plant part or wild type plant cell, wherein the HCP7 protein comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 80% identity with SEQ ID NO: 2, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, or 22, or a functional fragment thereof, an orthologue or a paralogue thereof.