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Functional analyses of the chitin-binding domains and the catalytic domain of Brassica juncea chitinase BjCHI1.
Plant molecular biology - 1 Sept 2004
Tang Ce Mun, Chye Mee-Len, Ramalingam Sathishkumar, Ouyang Shi-Wen, Zhao Kai-Jun, Ubhayasekera Wimal, Mowbray Sherry L
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We previously isolated a Brassica juncea cDNA encoding BjCHI1, a novel chitinase with two chitin-binding domains. Synthesis of its mRNA is induced by wounding, methyl jasmonate treatment, Aspergillus niger infection and caterpillar (Pieris rapae) feeding, suggesting that the protein has a role in defense. In that it possesses two chitin-binding domains, BjCHI1 resembles the precursor of Urtica dioica agglutinin...
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