Over-expression of a seed specific hevein-like antimicrobial peptide from Pharbitis nil enhances resistance to a fungal pathogen in transgenic tobacco plants

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 441-452

  Choon Koo, Ja ^a   Jin Chun, Hyun ^a   Cheol Park, Hyeong ^a   Chul Kim, Min ^a   Duck Koo, Yoon ^a   Cheol Koo, Seong ^a   Mi Ok, Hyun ^a   Jeong Park, Soo ^a   Lee, Sung Ho ^a   Yun, Dae Jin ^a   Oh Lim, Chae ^a   Dong Bahk, Jeong ^a   Yeol Lee, Sang ^a   Cho, Moo Je ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; cDNA clones; Pharbitis nil; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CLONING; FUNGI; PROTEINS; TOBACCO;

PATHOGENS;

SEED;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BASE SEQUENCE; BOTRYTIS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; IPOMOEA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYTOPHTHORA; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LECTINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, PLANT; SEEDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TOBACCO;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA NIL; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA PARASITICA; TEREBRANTIA;

EID: 0036791457     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019864222515     Document Type: Article

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