A POLYPEPTIDE FROM TOMATO LEAVES INDUCES WOUND-INDUCIBLE PROTEINASE-INHIBITOR PROTEINS

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PEARCE, G [1 ]
STRYDOM, D [1 ]
JOHNSON, S [1 ]
RYAN, CA [1 ]
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[1] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,CTR BIOCHEM & BIOPHYS SCI & MED,BOSTON,MA 02115
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10.1126/science.253.5022.895
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Defensive genes in plants can be activated by several different types of nonpeptide signaling molecules. An endogenous polypeptide, consisting of 18 amino acids, was isolated from tomato leaves and was able at very low concentrations to induce the synthesis of two wound-inducible proteinase inhibitor proteins when supplied to young tomato plants. The sequence of the polypeptide was determined, and an identical polypeptide was synthesized that possessed full inducing activity. These data establish that a polypeptide factor can initiate signal transduction to regulate the synthesis of defensive proteins in plant tissues.
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