Expression of the lipid transfer protein Ace-AMP1 in transgenic wheat enhances antifungal activity and defense responses

Transgenic Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 435-446

  Roy Barman, Subhankar ^a   Sautter, Christof ^b   Chattoo, Bharat B ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ace AMP1; Blumeria; Neovossia; PR genes; Transgenic wheat; Triticum

Indexed keywords

AMP1 PROTEIN, ALLIUM CEPA; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHLOROPHENOL RED; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE; SALICYLIC ACID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA-LYASE; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALICYLIC ACID; TRANSGENES; TRITICUM;

ALLIUM CEPA; BLUMERIA GRAMINIS F. SP. TRITICI; TILLETIA INDICA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33747070536     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-006-0016-1     Document Type: Article

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