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Taylor & Francis Pathogenesis-Related Proteins in Plants 1999 Edition by Swapan K. Datta, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan
A great deal of research has been focused on the isolation, characterization, and regulation of expression of pathogenesis-related proteins since the discovery that several of the PR-proteins had antimicrobial or insecticidal activity and can delay the progression of diseases caused by several pathogens belonging to diverse genera. This is an exciting period of research where constitutive (or inducible) expression of PR-proteins at effective levels could be used as a tool to enhance or stabilize yield in areas where pathogens and pests are endemic.Pathogenesis-Related Proteins in Plants analyzes the practical aspects of employing PR-proteins for plant protection, in a possible role as the first or last line of defense against pathogens and pests. In addition, PR-proteins expressed in apparently healthy tissues during normal plant growth such as seed development and flowering, may have additional unsuspected roles in morphogenesis or in symbiosis. Table of Contents : Occurrence and Properties of Plant Pathogenesis Related Proteins-Professor Van LoonPR-1, a Group of Plant Proteins Induced upon Pathogen Infection- Dr. Annemarie Buchel, and Professor Huub LinthorstFunctions and Regulation of Plant b-1, 3-glucanases (PR-2)-Dr. Gerhard Leubner Metzger, and Professor Dr. Frederick Meins, Jr.Plant Chitinases (PR-3, PR-4, PR-8, PR-11)-Professor Dr. Jean-Marc NeuhausThe PR-5 Family; Thaumatin-Like Proteins-Dr. R. Velazhahan, Dr. S. K. Datta, and Professor MuthukrishnanThe PR-6 Family; Proteinase Inhibitors in Plant-Microbe Interactions-Dr. Thierry Heitz, Dr. Pierett Geoffroy, Dr. Bernard Fritig, and Dr. Michael LegrandThe Response of Plant Cell Wall Hydroxyproline-Rich Glycoproteins to Microbial Pathogens and their Elicitors-Dr. Marie Therese Esquerre- Tugaye, Dr. C. Campargue, and Dr. D. MazauInduction of Peroxidase During Defense Against Pathogens-Dr. C. M. Chittoor, Professor J. E. Leach, and Professor F. F. WhiteSignal Transduction and Pathogen-induced PR Gene Expression-Jian-Min ZhouThe Role of Thionins in the Resistance of Plants-Dr. Holger BohlmannRibosome Inactivating Proteins: Structure, Function, and Engineering-Dr. Anders B. Jensen, Dr. Robert Leach, Dr. Bushra Chaudhury, and Professor John Mundy Plant Defensins-Dr. Alexandre de Silva Conceicao, and Dr. Willem BroekaertExpression and Function of PR-Protein Genes in Transgenic Plants-Dr. Karabi Datta, Professor Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, and Dr. Swapan K. Datta