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Elicitin-membrane interaction is driven by a positive charge on the protein surface: role of Lys13 residue in lipids loading and resistance induction.
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB - 1 Mar 2011
Plešková Veronika, Kašparovský Tomáš, Obořil Michal, Ptáčková Nikola, Chaloupková Radka, Ladislav Dokládal, Damborský Jiří, Lochman Jan
Abstract excerpt
Elicitins are family of small proteins secreted by species of the pathogenic fungus Phytophthora inducing a defence reaction in plants. They contain a hydrophobic cavity capable of binding sterols and fatty acids, and on the basis of their pI they are classified as either α-elicitins or more necrotising β-elicitins. The residue Lys13 was previously identified as a key determinant of the necrotising activity of...
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