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Area of Science:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • Understanding the relationship between genetic variations and observable traits (phenotypic effects) is crucial for utilizing large genomic datasets effectively.
  • Rice immune receptors, like Pik-1, play a vital role in plant defense against pathogens, but their natural variants often evade detection of specific fungal effectors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and apply a novel approach combining directed evolution and protein language modeling to characterize naturally occurring variants of the rice immune receptor Pik-1.
  • To engineer Pik-1 variants capable of recognizing fungal proteins (Avr-PikC and Avr-PikF) that are not targeted by existing Pik-1 alleles.
  • To identify and validate novel sources of disease resistance in rice by analyzing sequence variations within the 3,000 Rice Genomes Project dataset.

Main Methods:

  • Employed high-throughput directed evolution to engineer the Pik-1 receptor for binding and recognition of fungal proteins Avr-PikC and Avr-PikF.
  • Fine-tuned a protein language model using the directed evolution data to establish correlations between sequence variations and ligand-binding capabilities.
  • Utilized the trained protein language model to analyze Pik-1 variants from the 3,000 Rice Genomes Project dataset.

Main Results:

  • Successfully engineered Pik-1 variants that bind and recognize fungal proteins Avr-PikC and Avr-PikF, which are typically not recognized by current Pik-1 alleles.
  • The protein language model effectively correlated sequence variations with altered ligand-binding behavior.
  • Identified two Pik-1 variants from the 3,000 Rice Genomes Project that exhibited high binding affinity for Avr-PikC, confirmed by in vitro analyses demonstrating improved ligand binding over wild-type Pik-1.

Conclusions:

  • The combined approach of directed evolution and protein language modeling is a powerful tool for characterizing protein variants and their functional effects.
  • This machine learning-driven strategy successfully identified novel rice immune receptor variants with enhanced ligand-binding capabilities, representing promising sources for disease resistance.
  • The methodology holds significant potential for exploring phenotypic variations in other proteins of interest, aiding in crop improvement and understanding protein evolution.