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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

A WRKY transcription factor confers broad-spectrum resistance to biotic stresses and yield stability in rice.

Daoming Liu, Jun He, Qi Li, Xiao Zhang, Yongsheng Wang, Quanguang Sun, Wenhui Wang, Menglong Zhang, Yunlong Wang, Haosen Xu and 14 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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24 authors.

Daoming Liu *State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.ORCID 0009-0005-1786-7430
Jun He *State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.
Qi Li *State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.
Xiao ZhangState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.
Yongsheng WangState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.
Quanguang SunState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.
Wenhui WangState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.
Menglong ZhangState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.
Yunlong WangState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.
Haosen XuState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5234-5057
Liang FangState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0009-0005-5852-5402
Ling JiangState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2093-6741
Shijia LiuState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3268-6097
Liangming ChenState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.
Yunlu TianState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.
Xi LiuState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7239-3745
Ruyi WangState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
Zhengguang ZhangDepartment of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8253-4505
Mawsheng ChernDepartment of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.
Xiaoou DongState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.
Haiyang WangState Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1302-5747
Yuqiang LiuState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.
Pamela C RonaldDepartment of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.ORCID 0000-0002-4107-1345
Jianmin WanState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, National Observation and Research Station of Rice Germplasm Resources, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Plant Genome Editing, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 211800, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0017-8760

Funding

Biological Breeding-National Science and Technology Major Projects 2023ZD04070Foundation of Biological Breeding Zhongshan Lab ZSBBL-KY2023-01Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Lab B21HJ1004JST | Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation) BK20212010 BK20230981MOST | National Key Research and Development Program of China (NKPs) 2021YFD1401100MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 32088102 32072030Project of seed industry revitalization in Jiangsu Province JBGS202108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plants are subject to attack by diverse pests and pathogens. Few genes conferring broad-spectrum resistance to both insects and pathogens have been identified. Because of the growth-defense tradeoff, it is often challenging to balance biotic stress resistance and yield for crops. Here, we report that

Indexed as

Disease ResistanceOryzaPlant ProteinsStress, PhysiologicalTranscription FactorsAnimalsGene Expression Regulation, PlantLigninPhenylalanine Ammonia-LyasePlant DiseasesLigninPhenylalanine Ammonia-LyasePlant ProteinsTranscription Factorsbroad-spectrum resistancediseaseinsectriceyield

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PMID40042898
PMCPMC11912400

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