Elucidating the Function of Mycorrhizal-induced Kunitz Protease Inhibitors and Characterization of Their Putative Target Proteases in Medicago Truncat

By Stefanie S Hirsch

Book Overview

Most terrestrial plants live in symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. In this study, a mycorrhizal-induced gene family of Medicago truncatula encoding putative Kunitz protease inhibitors was functionally characterized by means of biomolecular, biochemical, microscopical and in silico methods. Their putative target proteases were identified among a clan of serine carboxypeptidases. Results suggest that both protein families work functionally together to control mycorrhizal establishment.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1013283368
• ISBN13: 9781013283369
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"