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    Ectopic expression of a cell-wall-degrading enzyme-induced OsAP2/ERF152 leads to resistance against bacterial and fungal infection in Arabidopsis
    (The American Phytopathological Society, 2020) Pillai, Shakuntala E.; Kumar, Chandan; Dasgupta, Madhumita; Kumar, Bipin K.; Vungarala, Sridivya; Patel, Hitendra K.; Sonti, Ramesh V.
    Pathogen secreted cell-wall-degrading enzymes (CWDEs) induce plant innate immune responses. The expression of rice transcription factor APETALA2/ethylene response factor-152 (OsAP2/ERF152) is enhanced in leaves upon treatment with different CWDEs and upon wounding. Ectopic expression of OsAP2/ERF152 in Arabidopsis leads to induction of immune responses such as callose deposition and upregulation of both salicylic acid- and jasmonic acid/ethylene-responsive defense genes. Arabidopsis transgenics expressing OsAP2/ERF152 exhibited resistance to infections caused by both bacterial and fungal pathogens (Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 and Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA, respectively). Ectopic expression of OsAP2/ERF152 results in transient activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases 3/6 (MPK3/6), which could be leading to the induction of a broad range immunity in Arabidopsis.