title: Phytocystatins and their potential to control plant diseases caused by fungi.
abstract: Plant cystatins, also called phytocystatins, constitute a family of specific cysteine protease inhibitors found in several monocots and dicots, where they can be involved in the regulation of several endogenous processes and in defense against pests and pathogens, as well as in response to abiotic stress. In this mini-review we aimed to present isolated and characterized phytocystatins with potential use in control of plant disease caused by fungi.
authors.forename: Aline M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Savio P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: dos Reis
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade Federal do Para, Belem, PA, 66075-110, Brazil. bsouza@ufpa.br.
authors.forename: Claudia R B
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: de Souza
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015891:Cystatins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010944:Plants / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015891:Cystatins; D010940:Plant Proteins