UK: The molecular mechanisms of Ca²⁺ sensor BraCBL1.2 in clubroot resistance in Chinese cabbage

Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp pekinensis) is one of the most important leafy vegetables cultivated worldwide. Clubroot disease caused by a soil-borne obligate biotrophic Plasmodiophora brassicae (Pb) severely affects the yield and quality of cruciferous crops, especially Chinese Cabbage. BraCRa, as one of the earliest cloned clubroot resistance genes, confers race-specific resistance to Pb.As TNL-type resistance (R) gene in plant, BraCRa is supposed to induce Ca2+ influx with the help of Ca2+ permeable channel. However, the identity of downstream Ca2+ sensors and decoders of BraCRa are still elusive.A manuscript entitled "A Ca2+ sensor BraCBL1.2 involves in BraCRa-mediated clubroot resistance in Chinese cabbage" published as article in Horticulture Research.The aim of this study is to identify the specific isolates of Pb protested by BraCRa and identify the downstream Ca2+ sensor of CRa. In this study, the spatial and temporal expression patterns of BraCRa were ...