Overview on plant antimicrobial peptides.
Mechanisms related to biotic interactions, such as pathogen attack, herbivory and symbiosis are important challenges to higher plants and have been widely studied especially for breeding purposes. The present review focuses on a special category of defense molecules, the plant antimicrobial peptides, providing an overview of their main molecular features and structures.
Benko-Iseppon
Ana Maria
AM
Federal University of Pernambuco, Center of Biological Sciences, Genetics Dept., Recife, PE, Brazil. ana.benko.iseppon@pq.cnpq.br
Galdino
Suely Lins
SL
Calsa
Tercilio
T
Kido
Ederson Akio
EA
Tossi
Alessandro
A
Belarmino
Luis Carlos
LC
Crovella
Sergio
S
D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*
D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D010940:Plant Proteins