BPH26 — Oryza sativa Indica Group

Summary

BGIOSGA010852 (BPH26) on chromosome 3 of Indica rice encodes an NB-ARC domain-containing protein with ADP binding activity. This gene is associated with resistance to the brown planthopper and has been connected to phloem and leaf vascular bundle responses. Related genes in other species show sequence similarity with brown planthopper resistance protein BPH1/9. The gene is also linked to map-based cloning efforts for BPH18 and to general R protein function.