DmAMP1, an antifungal plant defensin from dahlia (Dahlia merckii), interacts with sphingolipids from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 226, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 169-173

  Thevissen, Karin ^a   François, Isabelle E J A ^a   Takemoto, Jon Y ^b   Ferket, Kathelijne K A ^a   Meert, Els M K ^a   Cammue, Bruno P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchored protein; GPI, glycosylphosphatidylinositol; M(IP)2C, mannosyldiinositolphosphorylceramide; Mode of action; Plant defensin; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Sphingolipid

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DMAMP 1; ERGOSTEROL; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; SPHINGOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; CWP2 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; DEFENSIN; DM AMP1 PROTEIN, DAHLIA MERCKII; DM-AMP1 PROTEIN, DAHLIA MERCKII; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

DAHLIA; DAHLIA MERCKII; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; DEFENSINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERGOSTEROL; GENE DELETION; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SPHINGOLIPIDS;

EID: 0642338937     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00590-1     Document Type: Article

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