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Ethylene signaling mediates a maize defense response to insect herbivory.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Feb 2006
Harfouche Antoine L, Shivaji Renuka, Stocker Russell, Williams Paul W, Luthe Dawn S
Abstract excerpt
The signaling pathways that enable plants to mount defenses against insect herbivores are known to be complex. It was previously demonstrated that the insect-resistant maize (Zea mays L.) genotype Mp708 accumulates a unique defense cysteine proteinase, Mirl-CP, in response to caterpillar feeding. In this study, the role of ethylene in insect defense in Mp708 and an insect-susceptible line Tx601 was explored....
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