The interaction between rice and the blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea is the focus of
extensive studies on rice disease resistance and fungal infection mechanisms. Here, we …

Using genomic technologies, it is now possible to address research hypotheses in the
context of entire developmental or biochemical pathways, gene networks, and chromosomal …

Biotrophic invasive hyphae (IH) of the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae secrete effectors to
alter host defenses and cellular processes as they successively invade living rice (Oryza …

The transient assay system based on mesophyll or cultured cell‐derived protoplasts has
been exploited in several plant species and has become a powerful tool for rapid gene …

To understand the transcriptional regulatory mechanism of host genes during the activation
of defense responses in rice, we isolated WRKY transcription factors whose expressions …

The mechanisms by which biotrophic and hemi‐biotrophic fungal pathogens simultaneously
subdue plant defences and sequester host nutrients are poorly understood. Using …

Genome dynamics of pathogenic organisms are driven by pathogen and host co-evolution,
in which pathogen genomes are shaped to overcome stresses imposed by hosts with …

The homeodomain leucine zipper (HD-Zip) genes encode transcription factors that have
diverse functions in plant development and have often been implicated in stress adaptation …

Durable resistance to blast, the most significant fungal disease of rice, represents an
agronomically relevant character. Gigante Vercelli (GV) and Vialone Nano (VN) are two old …

We present here the annotation of the complete genome of rice Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica
cultivar Nipponbare. All functional annotations for proteins and non-protein-coding RNA …