Mediation of elicitin activity on tobacco is assumed by elicitin-sterol complex

• Authors: OSMAN Hanan; MIKEŠ Vladimír; VAUTHRIN Sebastien; MILAT ML
• Year of publication: 2001
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Molecular Biology of the Cell
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Biochemistry
• Keywords: elicitin; sterols; defense reaction; Phytophthora
• Description: The links elicitor and sterol-binding properties was assesed by the use of site directed mutagenesis of Tyr 47 and 87. Ligand replacement strongly suggests that the formation of sterol complex is a requisite step before elicitins fasten to specific receptors.

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