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The polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein PGIP2 of Phaseolus vulgaris has evolved a mixed mode of inhibition of endopolygalacturonase PG1 of Botrytis cinerea.
Plant physiology - 1 Nov 2005
Sicilia Francesca, Fernandez-Recio Juan, Caprari Claudio, De Lorenzo Giulia, Tsernoglou Demetrius, Cervone Felice, Federici Luca
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Botrytis cinerea is a phytopathogenic fungus that causes gray mold in >1,000 plant species. During infection, it secretes several endopolygalacturonases (PGs) to degrade cell wall pectin, and among them, BcPG1 is constitutively expressed and is an important virulence factor. To counteract the action of PGs, plants express polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins (PGIPs) that have been shown to inhibit a variety of...
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