A plant-defensin from sugarcane (Saccharum spp.).
Comparing available Poaceae defensins with sugarcane ESTs, a putative defensin gene was identified in sugarcane and cloned from genomic sugarcane DNA. The deduced encoded peptide shows the structure and amino acid composition typical of other plant defensins. Using RT-PCR, defensin expression in sugarcane and differences between "normal" and infected sugarcane were evidenced.
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Trieste (Italy). padovan@burlo.trieste.it
Lara
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Padovan
Ludovica
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Segat
Alessandro
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Tossi
Nikolinka
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Antcheva
Ana Maria
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Benko-Iseppon
Akio Kido
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Ederson
Lucas
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Brandao
Tercilio
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Calsa
Sergio
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Crovella
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D023082:Defensins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020224:Expressed Sequence Tags; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D031786:Saccharum / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016415:Sequence Alignment
D018744:DNA, Plant; D023082:Defensins; D010940:Plant Proteins