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.
Padovan
Lara
L
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Trieste (Italy). padovan@burlo.trieste.it
Segat
Ludovica
L
Tossi
Alessandro
A
Antcheva
Nikolinka
N
Benko-Iseppon
Ana Maria
AM
Ederson
Akio Kido
AK
Brandao
Lucas
L
Calsa
Tercilio
T
Crovella
Sergio
S
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