Transgenic Arabidopsis leaf tissue expressing a modified oryzacystatin shows resistance to the field slug Deroceras reticulatum (Muller)

Transgenic Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 95-103

  Walker, Anthony J ^a,c   Urwin, Peter E ^b   Atkinson, Howard J ^b   Brain, Philip ^a   Glen, David M ^a   Shewry, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Crop protection; Mollusc; Proteinase inhibitor; Slug; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ORYZACYSTATIN; PEST RESISTANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; CYSTATINS; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; LEUCINE; LEUPEPTINS; MOLLUSCA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0033117381     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008814317199     Document Type: Article

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