Maize defensin ZmDEF1 is involved in plant response to fungal phytopathogens

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 72, 2011, Pages 16128-16137

  Wang, Baosheng ^a   Yu, Jingjuan ^a   Zhu, Dengyun ^a   Zhao, Qian ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antifungal peptides; Phytophthora parasitica; Plant defensin; Seed specific; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; DEFENSIN; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; PLANT DNA; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; GENE EXPRESSION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MAIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYTOPHTHORA PARASITICA; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PLANT GENE; PLANT SEED; PREDICTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEEDLING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ZMDEF1 GENE;

CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PHYTOPHTHORA PARASITICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84863270636     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1456     Document Type: Article

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