The rice immune receptor XA21 recognizes a tyrosine-sulfated protein from a Gram-negative bacterium

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1500245
• Publication Date: 2015-07-25T03:35:11Z
• Authors: Rory N. Pruitt; Benjamin Schwessi...; Anna Joe; Nicholas Thomas; Furong Liu; Markus Albert; Michelle R. Robinson; Leanne Jade G. Chan; Dee Dee Luu; Huamin Chen; Ofir Bahar; Arsalan Daudi; David De Vleessch...; Daniel Caddell; Weiguo Zhang; Xiuxiang Zhao; Xiang Li; Joshua L. Heazlewood; Deling Ruan; Dipali Majumder; Mawsheng Chern; Hubert Kalbacher; Samriti Midha; Prabhu B. Patil; Ramesh V. Sonti; Christopher J. Pe...; Chang C. Liu; Jennifer S. Brodbelt; Georg Felix; Pamela C. Ronald
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 2. Zero hunger; 570; Agricultural; Bacteria; Inflammatory and immune system; Veterinary and Food Sciences; Biological Sciences; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Emerging Infectious Diseases; Infectious Diseases; Biodefense; 2.2 Factors relating to the physical environment; Biochemistry and Cell Biology; Rice; immune receptors; Infection; Research Articles

A sulfated peptide activates a rice immune receptor.