Pathogenesis-Related Proteins in Plants

ISBN-13: 9780849306976 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 304 str.

Swapan K. Datta;Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan

Opis

A great deal of research has been focused on the isolation, characterization, and regulation of expression of pathogenesis-related proteins since the discovery that several of the PR-proteins had antimicrobial or insecticidal activity and can delay the progression of diseases caused by several pathogens belonging to diverse genera. This is an exciting period of research where constitutive (or inducible) expression of PR-proteins at effective levels could be used as a tool to enhance or stabilize yield in areas where pathogens and pests are endemic.
Pathogenesis-Related Proteins in Plants analyzes the practical aspects of employing PR-proteins for plant protection, in a possible role as the first or last line of defense against pathogens and pests. In addition, PR-proteins expressed in apparently healthy tissues during normal plant growth such as seed development and flowering, may have additional unsuspected roles in morphogenesis or in symbiosis.

Spis treści

Occurrence and Properties of Plant Pathogenesis Related Proteins. PR-1, a Group of Plant Proteins Induced upon Pathogen Infection. Functions and Regulation of Plant b-1, 3-glucanases (PR-2). Plant Chitinases (PR-3, PR-4, PR-8, PR-11). The PR-5 Family; Thaumatin-Like Proteins. The PR-6 Family; Proteinase Inhibitors in Plant-Microbe Interactions. The Response of Plant Cell Wall Hydroxyproline-Rich Glycoproteins to Microbial Pathogens and their Elicitors. Induction of Peroxidase During Defense Against Pathogens. Signal Transduction and Pathogen-induced PR Gene Expression. Ribosome Inactivating Proteins: Structure, Function, and Engineering. Plant Defensins. Expression and Function of PR-Protein Genes in Transgenic Plants

Marketing Class Code: 8A6, 9g, 1P

Shelving Guide:
Plant Pathology
Molecular Biology
Plant Science

Category:
Plant Pathology
Molecular Biology
Plant Science

Subcategory:
Plant Pathology
Molecular Biology
Plant Science

Audience: Anyone in plant pathology, horticulture, or toxicology


Contact Editor: J. Sulzycki

O autorze

Swapan K. Datta, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan