PIZ — Oryza sativa Indica Group

Summary

BGIOSGA022713, symbol PIZ (OiPIZ), encodes a protein with NB-ARC, LRR, and RX-like CC domains, characteristic of plant disease resistance proteins. It binds ADP, ATP, and metal ions. In Indica rice, this gene is associated with antiviral and antibacterial defense responses, regulation of pattern recognition receptor signaling, innate immune response activation, and hypersensitive response programmed cell death. The protein localizes to the cytosol, cytoplasm, and plasmalemma. PIZ is linked to blast resistance, disease resistance, sterility, and breeding and development traits. Related genes in other species are associated with heterosis and disease phenotypes.