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Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana expressing a barley UDP-glucosyltransferase exhibit resistance to the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Aug 2012
Shin Sanghyun, Torres-Acosta Juan Antonio, Heinen Shane J, McCormick Susan, Lemmens Marc, Paris Maria Paula Kovalsky, Berthiller Franz, Adam Gerhard, Muehlbauer Gary J
Abstract excerpt
Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum, is a devastating disease of small grain cereal crops. FHB causes yield reductions and contamination of grain with trichothecene mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON). DON inhibits protein synthesis in eukaryotic cells and acts as a vir...
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