Antifungal plant proteins and methods of their use
AssigneeDonald Danforth Plant Science Center
InventorsDilip Maganial Shah, Anita K. Snyder
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Abstract
DNA constructions that provide for production of potent antifungal proteins in transgenic plants and transformed yeast cells are described. Methods of using the DNA constructs to produce transgenic plants that inhibit growth of plant pathogenic fungi are also disclosed. The use of transformed yeast cells containing the DNA constructs to produce the antifungal proteins and methods of isolating the antifungal proteins are also described.
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An isolated DNA construct comprising a heterologous promoter, a sequence that encodes a MtDef4 polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:80, and a polyadenylation sequence, wherein said promoter, said sequence encoding a MtDef4 polypeptide and said polyadenylation sequence are operably linked.
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