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US 7,803,989 B1Granted
Antimicrobial peptides and methods of use
AssigneePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
InventorsPedro A. Navarro Acevedo, Carl R. Simmons
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Abstract
The invention provides isolated KCP-like nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering KCP-like nucleic acid and/or protein concentration and/or composition of plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants.
Claims8
An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- a. a polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:57;
- b. a polynucleotide having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:21, wherein said polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide having antifungal or nematicidal activity, and wherein the final three amino acids of said polypeptide are lysine, cysteine and proline, respectively;
- c. a polynucleotide comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:21;
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- d. a polynucleotide fully complementary to the polynucleotide of any one of (a) through (c).
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