Gene Details:

• MSU gene ID: LOC_Os01g54890
• RAPdb gene ID: Os01g0752500
• Gene Symbol: OsERF922
• Genome: MSU7 ,  IRGSP-1.0
• Species: Oryza sativa

Functional Descriptions:

• Rice OsERF922, encoding an APETELA2/ethylene response factor (AP2/ERF) type transcription factor, is rapidly and strongly induced by abscisic acid (ABA) and salt treatments, as well as by both virulent and avirulent pathovars of Magnaporthe oryzae, the causal agent of rice blast disease.
• The rice ERF transcription factor OsERF922 negatively regulates resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae and salt tolerance.
• These results suggest that OsERF922 is integrated into the cross-talk between biotic and abiotic stress-signalling networks perhaps through modulation of the ABA levels.
• Expression of the ABA biosynthesis-related genes, 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED) 3 and 4, was upregulated in the OsERF922-overexpressing plants, and NCED4 was downregulated in the RNAi lines.
• In addition, the OsERF922-overexpressing lines exhibited decreased tolerance to salt stress with an increased Na(+)/K(+) ratio in the shoots.
• Here, we report the improvement of rice blast resistance by engineering a CRISPR/Cas9 SSN (C-ERF922) targeting the OsERF922 gene in rice.

Function-related keywords:

• disease ,  magnaporthe-oryzae ,  transcription-factor ,  biotic-stress ,  ABA ,  ethylene ,  blast ,  shoot ,  abiotic-stress ,  salt ,  salt-stress ,  salt-tolerance ,  blast-disease ,  resistance ,  blast-resistance

Literature:

• The rice ERF transcription factor OsERF922 negatively regulates resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae and salt tolerance .  DOI:  10.1093/jxb/ers079 ;  PMID:  22442415
• Enhanced Rice Blast Resistance by CRISPR/Cas9-Targeted Mutagenesis of the ERF Transcription Factor Gene OsERF922 .  DOI:  10.1371/journal.pone.0154027 ;  PMID:  27116122

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: CT841997
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