2002
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-002-0902-6
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Plant defensins

Abstract: Plant defensins are small, basic peptides that have a characteristic three-dimensional folding pattern that is stabilized by eight disulfide-linked cysteines. They are termed plant defensins because they are structurally related to defensins found in other types of organism, including humans. To date, sequences of more than 80 different plant defensin genes from different plant species are available. In Arabidopsis thaliana, at least 13 putative plant defensin genes (PDF) are present, encoding 11 different pla… Show more

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“…S6a), evidence for adaptive evolution is found for a homolog of DEFENSIN J1‐2 , known to inhibit the growth of pathogenic fungi by modifying their morphology or physiology, disrupting or killing exogenous cells (Thomma, Cammue, & Thevissen, 2002). Another candidate gene for adaptive evolution on the D. fuchsii branch is a homolog of HAI1 PHOSPHATASE 2C 78 , which is involved in defence response mechanisms by deposition of callose, a polysaccharide produced as a response to wounding, but also in response to drought and salt stress (Zhang et al., 2013).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…S6a), evidence for adaptive evolution is found for a homolog of DEFENSIN J1‐2 , known to inhibit the growth of pathogenic fungi by modifying their morphology or physiology, disrupting or killing exogenous cells (Thomma, Cammue, & Thevissen, 2002). Another candidate gene for adaptive evolution on the D. fuchsii branch is a homolog of HAI1 PHOSPHATASE 2C 78 , which is involved in defence response mechanisms by deposition of callose, a polysaccharide produced as a response to wounding, but also in response to drought and salt stress (Zhang et al., 2013).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As defensinas são pequenas proteínas (45-54 resíduos de aminoáci-dos) que retêm em sua estrutura oito resíduos de cisteína altamente conservados e que formam quatro ligações dissulfeto, responsáveis pela estabilização de sua estrutura tridimensional. 103 O conjunto dos resíduos de cisteína, bem como a organização das ligações dissulfeto formada é conhecida como "nó de cistina" (Cystine Knot-CK), presente não somente nas defensinas, mas também em fatores de crescimento, inibidores de tripsina (MCoTIs) 35,36 e inibidores de carboxipeptidase A de batata. 104 Distribuídas desde moluscos, insetos, vertebrados e vegetais, as defensinas são moléculas envolvidas na resposta imune inata, um sistema de defesa primitivo no combate às infecções microbianas.…”
Section: Figura 6 Esquema De Uma Tripeptídeo Sintetase Hipotética Aunclassified
“…104 Distribuídas desde moluscos, insetos, vertebrados e vegetais, as defensinas são moléculas envolvidas na resposta imune inata, um sistema de defesa primitivo no combate às infecções microbianas. 103 Verificou-se ainda que os genes codificadores para algumas defensinas sofrem mutações muito rapidamente a fim de se manter o fenótipo adaptativo do organismo. 105 A similaridade estrutural dos ciclotídeos com as defensinas vegetais associada com a ação antimicrobiana e inseticida de certos ciclotídeos levou a construção da hipótese na qual os ciclotídeos se configurariam como moléculas chave do sistema de imunidade inata dos vegetais.…”
Section: Figura 6 Esquema De Uma Tripeptídeo Sintetase Hipotética Aunclassified
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