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Review
. 2004 Feb 12;1696(2):237-44.
doi: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2003.08.012.

Polygalacturonases, polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins and pectic oligomers in plant-pathogen interactions

Renato D'Ovidio  1 , Benedetta Mattei, Serena Roberti, Daniela Bellincampi
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Polygalacturonases, polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins and pectic oligomers in plant-pathogen interactions

Renato D'Ovidio et al. Biochim Biophys Acta. .

Abstract

Polygalacturonases (PGs) are produced by fungal pathogens during early plant infection and are believed to be important pathogenicity factors. Polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins (PGIPs) are plant defense proteins which reduce the hydrolytic activity of endoPGs and favor the accumulation of long-chain oligogalacturonides (OGs) which are elicitors of a variety of defense responses. PGIPs belong to the superfamily of leucine reach repeat (LRR) proteins which also include the products of several plant resistance genes. A number of evidence demonstrates that PGIPs efficiently inhibit fungal invasion.

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