Decoy Engineering: The Next Step in Resistance Breeding

Jiorgos Kourelis; R A L van der Hoorn; Daniela J Sueldo

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2016.04.001

Decoy Engineering: The Next Step in Resistance Breeding

Trends Plant Sci. 2016 May;21(5):371-373. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.04.001. Epub 2016 Apr 12.

Authors

Jiorgos Kourelis¹, R A L van der Hoorn², Daniela J Sueldo¹

Affiliations

¹ The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
² The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Electronic address: renier.vanderhoorn@plants.ox.ac.uk.

PMID: 27083782
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.04.001

Abstract

The recent finding that decoy engineering can expand the recognition specificity of a plant immune receptor opens a wealth of opportunities for resistance breeding. In this Spotlight we discuss which factors should be considered to successfully translate decoy engineering into crop species.

Keywords: AvrPphB; Decoy model; Disease resistance; PBS1; Protein engineering; RPS5.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Breeding / methods*
Disease Resistance / genetics
Genetic Engineering / methods
Plant Diseases / genetics
Protein Engineering / methods