Direct evidence for a new mode of plant defense against insects via a novel polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein expression strategy
Wiebke Haeger, Jana Henning, David G. Heckel, Yannick Pauchet, Roy Kirsch
Abstract
, providing the first direct evidence of an interaction between a plant PGIP and an animal PG. Thus, plant PGIPs not only confer resistance against phytopathogens, but may also aid in defense against herbivorous beetles.
Topics & Concepts
PectinaseBiologyCell wallPlant defense against herbivoryHeterologous expressionHeterologousMicrobiologyEnzymeExtracellularBiochemistryGeneRecombinant DNAPolysaccharides and Plant Cell WallsPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis