Our previous research demonstrated that ZmERF105 over-expression lines enhanced the expression of several PR genes, including ZmPR1a, ZmPR2, ZmPR5, ZmPR10.1 and ZmPR10.2 after infection with E. turcicum, while the expression levels of these PR genes were reduced in erf105 mutant lines (Figure 8). This evidence concerns the gene TMEM37 and infection.