PATHOGEN-RESPONSIVE GENES, PROMOTERS, REGULATORY ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF USE FOR SAME

摘要

The present invention relates to nematode-regulated polypeptides, nucleotide sequences encoding the same and regulatory elements and their use in creating or enhancing pathogen resistance in plants. Nucleic acid constructs comprising a nematode-control sequence operably linked to a promoter, or other nucleotide sequence operably linked to a nematode specific regulatory region are disclosed as well as vectors, plant cells, plants, and transformed seeds containing such constructs are provided. Methods for the use of such constructs in repressing or inducing expression of a nematode-control sequences in a plant are also provided. In addition, methods are provided for conferring or improving pathogen resistance in plants by repression or induction of nematode-control sequences or by spatially and temporally directing expression to pathogen invasion.