| Journal: | Genetics and molecular biology |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000408516 |
| ISSN: | 1415-4757 |
| Authors: | Souza, Thais P1 Dias, Renata O1 Silva-Filho, Marcio C1 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Volumen: | 40 |
| Pages: | 360-372 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Experimental, aplicado |
| English abstract | Sugarcane is one of the most important agricultural crops in the world. However, pathogen infection and herbivore attack cause constant losses in yield. Plants respond to pathogen infection by inducing the expression of several protein types, such as glucanases, chitinases, thaumatins, peptidase inhibitors, defensins, catalases and glycoproteins. Proteins induced by pathogenesis are directly or indirectly involved in plant defense, leading to pathogen death or inducing other plant defense responses. Several of these proteins are induced in sugarcane by different pathogens or insects and have antifungal or insecticidal activity. In this review, defense-related proteins in sugarcane are described, with their putative mechanisms of action, pathogen targets and biotechnological perspectives |
| Disciplines: | Biología |
| Keyword: | Fisiología vegetal, Gramíneas, Estrés biótico, Mecanismos de defensa vegetal, Proteínas, Caña de azúcar, Saccharum |
| Keyword: | Biology, Plant physiology, Gramineae, Biotic stress, Plant defense mechanisms, Proteins, Sugar cane, Saccharum |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
