Quest for antimicrobial genes to engineer disease-resistant crops.
作者信息
van der Biezen E A
机构信息
Aventis CropScience, Jozef Plateaustraat 22, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
出版信息
Trends Plant Sci. 2001 Mar;6(3):89-91. doi: 10.1016/s1360-1385(01)01870-2.
Abstract
Antimicrobial peptides are ancient mediators of the innate defenses of all species of life. These small lytic peptides are being exploited to genetically engineer disease-resistant crop plants. It is anticipated that certain (combinations of) potent antimicrobial peptides will provide agronomically relevant levels of disease control and should contribute to more sustainable agricultural practices.
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