HEVEIN - AN ANTIFUNGAL PROTEIN FROM RUBBER-TREE (HEVEA-BRASILIENSIS) LATEX

被引:281
作者
VANPARIJS, J [1 ]
BROEKAERT, WF [1 ]
GOLDSTEIN, IJ [1 ]
PEUMANS, WJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MICHIGAN,DEPT BIOL CHEM,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
关键词
CHITIN; FUNGUS; HEVEA (ANTIFUNGAL PROTEIN); LECTIN; PLANT-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; RESISTANCE (TO FUNGI);
D O I
10.1007/BF00197797
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
Several chitin-binding proteins were isolated from the "bottom fraction" of Hevea brasiliensis (Mull.) Arg. latex. One of these chitin-binding proteins is hevein, a small monomeric protein which strongly resembles the lectin from stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.). Like the latter, hevein showed strong antifungal activity against several fungi in vitro. The possible involvement of this protein in the defense against invasion by potentially pathogenic fungi is discussed.
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