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Jasmonate-inducible plant enzymes degrade essential amino acids in the herbivore midgut.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 27 Dec 2005
Chen Hui, Wilkerson Curtis G, Kuchar Jason A, Phinney Brett S, Howe Gregg A
Abstract excerpt
The plant hormone jasmonic acid (JA) activates host defense responses against a broad spectrum of herbivores. Although it is well established that JA controls the expression of a large set of target genes in response to tissue damage, very few gene products have been shown to play a direct role in reducing herbivore performance. To test the hypothesis that JA-inducible proteins (JIPs) thwart attack by disrupting...
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