Abstract
The pattern recognition receptor XA21 confers developmentally-regulated resistance to bacterial blight disease of rice caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. Under normal conditions, XA21 plants are susceptible when inoculated 2 weeks after germination and become fully resistant as they mature (after six-week-old). We report here that XA21-mediated resistance can be fully activated when the juvenile plants are grown at 27 °C under fluorescent light. Once transferred back to 31 °C under the same light intensity, XA21 seedlings lose the gained resistance. Temperature shift experiments indicate that high temperature treatment can suppress activated XA21 resistance. We also show that abundance of the XA21 protein is not significantly influenced by the temperature changes. These results highlight an interplay between development and temperature in this immune system. Full activation of resistance at juvenile stage will greatly facilitate the studies of XA21 immunity.
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