HOPM1 mediated disease resistance to
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to compositions and methods for enhancing plant defenses against pathogens. More particularly, the invention relates to enhancing plant immunity against bacterial pathogens, wherein HopM1 1-300 mediated protection is enhanced, such as increased protection to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 HopM1 and/or there is an increase in activity of an ATMIN associated plant protection protein, such as ATMIN7. Reagents of the present invention further provide a means of studying cellular trafficking while formulations of the present inventions provide increased pathogen resistance in plants.
1. An expression vector construct comprising a nucleic acid molecule from a Pseudomonas species, wherein said nucleic acid molecule has the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 94.
2. An expression vector construct comprising a nucleic acid molecule, wherein said nucleic acid molecule encodes a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 81 and 82.
3. A plant comprising said expression vector construct of claim 2 , wherein said polypeptide increases pathogen resistance in the plant.
4. A kit comprising the expression vector construct of claim 1 .