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AssigneesPioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsDaniel J. Altier, Jacob T. Gilliam, Eric J. Schepers, Nasser Yalpani
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Compositions and methods for protecting a plant from a pathogen, particularly a fungal pathogen, are provided. Compositions include amino acid sequences, and variants and fragments thereof, for family members of a novel family of antipathogenic polypeptides. Polynucleotides that encode the antipathogenic polypeptides are also provided. A method for inducing pathogen resistance in a plant using the polynucleotides disclosed herein is further provided. Compositions comprising an antipathogenic polypeptide or a microorganism comprising an antipathogenic polynucleotide of the invention in combination with a carrier and methods of using these compositions to protect a plant from a pathogen are further provided. Plants, plant cells, seeds, and microorganisms comprising an antipathogenic polnucleotide or polypeptide of the invention are also disclosed.
An expression cassette comprising a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of:
A plant comprising a heterologous polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that drives expression in the plant, wherein said heterologous polynucleotide comprises a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of:
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