The Chitinase A from the baculovirus AcMNPV enhances resistance to both fungi and herbivorous pests in tobacco

Transgenic Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 557-571

  Corrado, Giandomenico ^a   Arciello, Stefania ^a   Fanti, Paolo ^b   Fiandra, Luisa ^c   Garonna, Antonio ^a   Digilio, Maria Cristina ^a   Lorito, Matteo ^a   Giordana, Barbara ^c   Pennacchio, Francesco ^a   Rao, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aphids; Chitinase; Fungi; Insects; Multiple defence; Resistance; Transgene

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APHIDS; BACULOVIRIDAE; BASE SEQUENCE; CHITINASE; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TOBACCO;

APHIDIDAE; AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA; AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 46649095437     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-007-9129-4     Document Type: Article

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