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oryzaeinfection in rice. Plants posses several integrated signaling networks which predominantly involve protein kinases that perceive and respond to the different stimuli. was identified as downstream target of OsMPK7 through protein-protein interaction techniques and was found to be a positive regulator of defence response againstX. oryzaepathogen. The overexpression of OsMKK3-OsMPK7 upregulated genes involved in pathogenesis, cell wall structure maintenance and cell metabolism indicating possible mechanism of disease resistance. These leaves also showed restricted movement of the pathogen from the point of infection to uninfected area. Taken together, this work suggests a positive involvement of OsMKK3-OsMPK7-OsWRKY30 module in imparting disease resistance…