Pathogen-inducible promoters and their use in enhancing the disease resistance of plants

摘要

Methods for producing pathogen-inducible promoters for the expression of genes in plants are provided. The pathogen-inducible promoters are inducible by one, two, three, or more plant pathogens. Methods for producing R genes that are inducible in a plant by more than one plant pathogen are further provided. Additionally, provided are R genes and other nucleic acid molecules comprising the pathogen-inducible promoters and that are made by such methods as well as plants, plant parts, plant cells, seeds, and non-human host cells comprising the R genes and other nucleic acid molecules.

主权项

1. A method for making a pathogen-inducible promoter comprising producing a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence by operably linking at least two different, upa boxes, wherein the first of said at least two upa boxes is 3′ of the second of said at least two upa boxes, wherein the 3′ end nucleotide of said first upa box is not the 3′ end nucleotide of said nucleotide sequence, and wherein said promoter is capable of inducing expression in a plant of an operably linked polynucleotide in response to at least two different TAL effectors.