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Newly identified Pijx gene: a weapon against both seedling and panicle blast in rice

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A recently reported Pijx gene interacts and promotes the ATPb degradation through 26 proteasomal pathways activate OsRbohC mediated ROS burst, leading to broad-spectrum rice blast resistance in seedling and panicle.

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UGC, Govt. of India, 744/(CSIR-UGC NET DEC. 2018).

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, Rice Biotechnology Laboratory, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, India

    Kongkong Mondal & Narottam Dey

  2. Mahishadal Raj College, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, 721628, India

    Roshan Kumar Singh

  3. Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, 110021, India

    Manoj Prasad

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KM and ND conceived the idea of this Focus Article. KM wrote the original draft. RKS reviewed and edited. KM, RKS, MP and ND read and finally edited the manuscript. The final draft was read and approved by all authors.

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Mondal, K., Singh, R.K., Prasad, M. et al. Newly identified Pijx gene: a weapon against both seedling and panicle blast in rice. Plant Cell Rep 43, 105 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-024-03198-8

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