NEW PLANT RESISTANCE GENE

摘要

The invention relates to a new gene that is able to provide plants with resistance against pathogens, more preferably Verticillium, Ralstonia or Fusarium. Said gene is typical for Brassicaceae and encodes for a proteins having a sequence as depicted in FIG. 7 or FIG. 2A. Also provided are methods for enhancing the pathogen resistance of plants, wherein said plants preferably are Brassicaceae, but wherein the resistance also is functional in other plants. Further provided are host cells with a nucleotide construct encoding said protein.

主权项

1. A method for providing at least partial resistance or increasing resistance in a plant against pathogen infection comprising providing a plant or a part thereof with a nucleic acid encoding the amino acid sequence EVR1 of FIG. 2A or a functional fragment or a functional homologue thereof, preferably wherein said plant is a plant from the Brassicaceae or Solanaceae family.