ISSN:
1573-5060
Keywords:
Avirulence gene
;
gene-for-gene
;
phytopathogens
;
Pseudomonas
;
Pseudomonas
;
Pto
;
resistance gene
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract The bacterial speck disease of tomato has been developed as a model system to elucidate the molecular basis of specificity in plant-bacterial interactions and to study signal transduction events involved in the expression of plant disease resistance. We have employed a mutagenic approach to define the steps involved in the expression of disease resistance to the bacterial pathogen, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) Eleven disease susceptible mutants have been identified and characterized twith altered recognition of Pst strains that express the avirulence gene avrPto. Genetic analysis of these mutants has revealed that they fall into two complementation groups. Five of the mutants map at the Pto locus, while six map a new locus that we have termed Prf. Further characterization of these mutants has revealed that the mutants that map at Pto are still sensitive to the insecticide fenthion, while the prf mutants are altered in resistance and also are insensitive to fenthion. Genetic mapping has also determined that the Prf locus maps near Pto. We are currently employing a map-based cloning strategy to isolate the Prf locus.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00022519
Permalink