Pathogenesis-related proteins and peptides as promising tools for engineering plants with multiple stress tolerance

Microbiological Research

Volumn 212-213, Issue , 2018, Pages 29-37

  Ali, Sajad ^a,b   Ganai, Bashir Ahmad ^b   Kamili, Azra N ^b   Bhat, Ajaz Ali ^c   Mir, Zahoor Ahmad ^a   Bhat, Javaid Akhter ^d   Tyagi, Anshika ^a   Islam, Sheikh Tajamul ^b   Mushtaq, Muntazir ^d   Yadav, Prashant ^a   Rawat, Sandhya ^a   Grover, Anita ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

^c Govt Degree College (Boys)   (India)

^d School of Biotechnology   (India)

Author keywords

Effector triggered immunity; Jasmonic acid; Pathogenesis related proteins; Pattern triggered immunity; Salicylic acid; Systemic acquired resistance

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DIAGNOSIS; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROORGANISMS; MOLECULES; NETWORK SECURITY; PATHOGENS; PEPTIDES; SALICYLIC ACID; SIGNALING;

EFFECTOR-TRIGGERED IMMUNITY; JASMONIC ACIDS; PATHOGENESIS-RELATED PROTEINS; PATTERN-TRIGGERED IMMUNITY; SYSTEMIC ACQUIRED RESISTANCE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; ORGANIC ACID; PATHOGENICITY; PEPTIDE; PLANT DEFENSE; PROTEIN; TOLERANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID; OXYLIPIN; PATHOGENESIS-RELATED PROTEINS, PLANT; PEPTIDE; PLANT PROTEIN; SALICYLIC ACID;

DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT IMMUNITY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYCLOPENTANES; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; IMMUNITY, INNATE; OXYLIPINS; PEPTIDES; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT IMMUNITY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SALICYLIC ACID; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 85046717446     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2018.04.008     Document Type: Review

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