Gene Details:

• MSU gene ID: LOC_Os01g05620
• RAPdb gene ID: Os01g0149500
• Gene Symbol: Pit
• Genome: MSU7 ,  IRGSP-1.0
• Species: Oryza sativa

Functional Descriptions:

• Refunctionalization of the ancient rice blast disease resistance gene Pit by the recruitment of a retrotransposon as a promoter.
• We previously showed that the resistance function of the rice blast resistance gene Pit in a resistant cultivar, K59, was mainly acquired by up-regulated promoter activity through the insertion of a long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposon upstream of Pit.
• Here, we report that a long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposon contributed to the evolution of the rice blast resistance gene Pit.
• The sequence and expression pattern of Pit in the five cultivars were the same as those in K59 and all showed Pit-mediated blast resistance.
• Identification of the blast resistance gene Pit in rice cultivars using functional markers.

Function-related keywords:

• blast-disease ,  disease ,  resistant ,  blast-resistance ,  disease-resistance ,  blast

Literature:

• Identification of the blast resistance gene Pit in rice cultivars using functional markers .  DOI:  10.1007/s00122-010-1393-7 ;  PMID:  20589366
• Refunctionalization of the ancient rice blast disease resistance gene Pit by the recruitment of a retrotransposon as a promoter .  DOI:  10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03694.x ;  PMID:  18808453

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: AB379815
• UniProt accessions:

Sequences: