Identification of cytoplasmic receptor-like kinases and transcription factors regulating the expression of SARD1 and CBP60g 
T. SUN (1), Q. Kong (1) (1) Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Canada

Recognition of pathogens by host plants leads to rapid transcriptional reprograming and activation of defense responses. Chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing showed that transcription factors SARD1 and CBP60g function as master regulators of plant immune responses. They bind to the promoter regions of a large number of genes encoding key regulators of plant immunity and regulate the induction of their expression in plant defense. The expression of SARD1 and CBP60g is also strongly induced by pathogen infections.  Our data indicate that regulation of the expression of SARD1 and CBP60g is critical in plant immunity. Two cytoplasmic receptor-like kinases and two transcription factors were found to positively regulate pathogen-induced expression of SARD1 and CBP60g and another transcription factor was found to negatively regulate the expression of SARD1 and CBP60g. 

Abstract Number: P16-475
Session Type: Poster