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Transcriptome profiling of OsWHY1-overexpressing plants revealed significant downregulation of genes associated with glutathione transferase activity. Chitin-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation was diminished in OsWHY1-overexpressing plants compared with the Nipponbare (NPB) control. The transcriptional levels of key stress- and defense-related genes, including OsWAK1, OsWRKY53, OsPR2, OsSAG12, OsHSP58.7, OsCATB and OsMYB1R, were markedly downregulated in OsWHY1-overexpressing plants. Collectively, these findings indicate that OsWHY1 functions as a negative regulator of rice immunity against M. oryzae by suppressing the expression of defense-related genes. 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