An update on polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein (PGIP), aleucine-rich repeat protein that protects crop plants against pathogens

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue MAR, 2015, Pages

  Kalunke, Raviraj M ^a   Tundo, Silvio ^a   Benedetti, Manuel ^b   Cervone, Felice ^b   De Lorenzo, Giulia ^b   D’Ovidio, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial pathogens; Fungal pathogens; Gene family; Plant protection; Polygalacturonase inhibiting proteins (PGIPs); Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICOTYLEDONEAE; HEXAPODA; OOMYCETES;

EID: 84928016053     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00146     Document Type: Review

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