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Evidence for a role of the N terminus and leucine-rich repeat region of the Mi gene product in regulation of localized cell death.
The Plant cell - 1 Aug 2000
Hwang C F, Bhakta A V, Truesdell G M, Pudlo W M, Williamson V M
Abstract excerpt
The tomato Mi gene confers resistance against root-knot nematodes and potato aphids. Chimeric constructs of the functional gene, Mi-1. 2, with a homolog, Mi-1.1, were produced, and their phenotypes were examined in Agrobacterium rhizogenes-transformed roots. Exchange of the leucine-rich repeat (LRR) region of Mi-1.1 into Mi-1.2 resulted in the loss of ability to confer nematode resistance, as did substitution of...
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