Wound-induced systemic accumulation of a transcript coding for a Bowman-Birk trypsin inhibitor-related protein in maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings.
The wound-induced accumulation of a transcript coding for a polypeptide of 72 amino acid residues in maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings was investigated. Sequence comparison showed strong homology with Bowman-Birk trypsin inhibitors of cereal and legume species. The local accumulation pattern of this transcript demonstrated, after wounding various parts of the seedling, a local as well as a systemic response which implies the transmission of a wound signal specifically from the lower to the upper parts of the plant.
Biologisches Institut II, Universität, Freiburg, Germany.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014358:Trypsin Inhibitor, Bowman-Birk Soybean / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D003313:Zea mays / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
D007210:Indoleacetic Acids; D010940:Plant Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014358:Trypsin Inhibitor, Bowman-Birk Soybean; D004247:DNA