Molecular mechanism of Arabidopsis thaliana profilins as antifungal proteins.
CONCLUSION: PFNs may play a critical role as antifungal proteins in the Arabidopsis defense system against fungal pathogen attacks.
GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE: The present study indicates that two profilin proteins, AtPFN1 and AtPFN2, can act as natural antimicrobial agents in the plant defense system.
PMID: 30056100 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Park SC, Kim IR, Kim JY, Lee Y, Kim EJ, Jung JH, Jung YJ, Jang MK, Lee JR Tags: Biochim Biophys Acta Source Type: research