Prospects for using proteinase inhibitors to protect transgenic plants against attack by herbivorous insects

Current Protein and Peptide Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 409-416

  Gatehouse, John A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BT CpTI cotton; Crop protection; Genetic modification; Plant insect interactions; Protein proteinase inhibitor (PI)

Indexed keywords

ANTIMETABOLITE; COMBIZYM; CPTI PROTEIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; COTTON; COWPEA; INSECT; INSECT GENETICS; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TRANSGENIC CROP; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEASE INHIBITORS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79960292081     PISSN: 13892037     EISSN: 18755550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920311796391142     Document Type: Article

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