Expression of insect cystein-rich antifungal peptides in transgenic tobacco enhances resistance to a fungal disease

Plant Science

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 995-1006

  Banzet, Nathalie ^a   Latorse, Marie Pascale ^a   Bulet, Philippe ^b   François, Evelyne ^a   Derpierre, Christine ^a   Dubald, Manuel ^a  

^a BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Antifungal cystein rich peptides; Disease resistance; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TOBACCO;

FUNGAL DISEASES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CYSTEINE; DROSOMYCIN; HELIOMYCIN; PEPTIDE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CERCOSPORA NICOTIANAE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENBANK; GERMINATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCOSIS; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPORE GERMINATION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; CERCOSPORA; CERCOSPORA NICOTIANAE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HELIOTHIS; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0036296712     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(02)00053-5     Document Type: Article

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