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Overexpressing MhNPR1 in transgenic Fuji apples enhances resistance to apple powdery mildew.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Aug 2012
Chen Xiu-Kong, Zhang Ji-Yu, Zhang Zhen, Du Xiao-Li, Du Bei-Bei, Qu Shen-Chun
Abstract excerpt
Fuji is susceptible to fungal diseases like apple powdery mildew. Non-expressor of pathogenesis-related gene 1 (NPR1) plays a key role in regulating salicylic acid (SA)-mediated systemic acquired resistance (SAR). Previous studies show that overexpressing the Malus hupehensis-derived NPR1 (MhNPR1) gene in tobacco induces the transcript expression of pathogenesis-related genes (PRs) and resistance to the fungus...
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