Knocking out SOBIR1 in Nicotiana benthamiana abolishes functionality of transgenic receptor-like protein Cf-4

Abstract

Knocking out SOBIR1 in Nicotiana benthamiana by CRISPR/Cas9, abolishes the functionality of the transgenic receptor-like protein Cf-4, recognizing the Avr4 effector of the fungus Cladosporium fulvum.