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Two chitinase-like proteins abundantly accumulated in latex of mulberry show insecticidal activity

BACKGROUND: Plant latex is the cytoplasm of highly specialized cells known as laticifers, and is thought to have a critical role in defense against herbivorous insects. Proteins abundantly accumulated in latex might therefore be involved in the defense system. RESULTS: We purified latex abundant pro...

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Autores principales: Kitajima, Sakihito, Kamei, Kaeko, Taketani, Shigeru, Yamaguchi, Masamitsu, Kawai, Fumiko, Komatsu, Aino, Inukai, Yoshihiro
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20109180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2091-11-6