Silencing of the Rice Gene LRR1 Compromises Rice Xa21 Transcript Accumulation and XA21-Mediated Immunity
Abstract Background The rice immune receptor XA21 confers resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae (Xoo), the causal agent of bacterial leaf blight.We previously demonstrated that an auxilin-like protein, XA21 BINDING PROTEIN 21 (XB21), positively regulates resistance to Hair Xoo.Results To further investigate the function of XB21, we performed a