Yoko Nishizawa

TL;DR: In this article, a high affinity binding protein for chitin oligosaccharide elicitor was isolated from the plasma membrane of suspension-cultured rice cells, and the protein was shown to have a short membrane spanning domain at the C terminus, indicating the involvement of partially homologous plasma membrane proteins both in defense and symbiotic signaling in plant cells.

TL;DR: It is reported here that rice cells require a LysM receptor-like kinase, OsCERK1, in addition to CEBiP, for chitin signaling, and the results of a yeast two-hybrid assay indicated that both CE biP and OsCerK1 have the potential to form hetero- or homo-oligomers.

TL;DR: It is proposed that Slp1 sequesters chitin oligosaccharides to prevent PAMP-triggered immunity in rice, thereby facilitating rapid spread of the fungus within host tissue.

TL;DR: It is suggested that OsWRKY76 plays dual and opposing roles in blast disease resistance and cold tolerance, as well as the increased expression of abiotic stress-associated genes such as peroxidase and lipid metabolism genes.

TL;DR: The transgenic rice plants which constitutively expressed either chitinase gene showed significantly higher resistance against the rice blast pathogen Magnaporthe grisea races 007.0 and 333.0.