Antimicrobial peptides from Mirabilis jalapa and Amaranthus caudatus: Expression, processing, localization and biological activity in transgenic tobacco

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 993-1008

  De Bolle, Miguel F C ^a   Osborn, Rupert W ^b   Goderis, Inge J ^a   Noe, Liesbet ^a   Acland, David ^b   Hart, Cliff A ^b   Torrekens, Sophie ^a   Van Leuven, Fred ^a   Broekaert, Willem F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antifungal; disease resistance; genetic engineering; precursor processing; protein sorting

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA LONGIPES; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MIRABILIS JALAPA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030220499     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00040718     Document Type: Review

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