Transgenic expression of antifungal pathogenesis-related proteins against phytopathogenic fungi – 15 years of success

Grape apoplasmic β-1,3-glucanase confers fungal disease resistance in Arabidopsis

(2016) Nozomi Fujimori et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Co-transformation of canola by chimeric chitinase and tlp genes towards improving resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

(2016) Rustam Aghazadeh et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

A thaumatin-like protein of Ocimum basilicum confers tolerance to fungal pathogen and abiotic stress in transgenic Arabidopsis

(2016) Rajesh Chandra Misra et al.   Scientific Reports

Conferred resistance to Botrytis cinerea in Lilium by overexpression of the RCH10 chitinase gene

(2015) Francisco F. Núñez de Cáceres González et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Overexpression of barley oxalate oxidase gene induces partial leaf resistance toSclerotinia sclerotiorumin transgenic oilseed rape

(2015) F. Liu et al.   PLANT PATHOLOGY

Green tissue-specific co-expression of chitinase and oxalate oxidase 4 genes in rice for enhanced resistance against sheath blight

(2015) Subhasis Karmakar et al.   PLANTA

Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana expressing a wheat oxalate oxidase exhibits hydrogen peroxide related defense response

(2015) Fang WEI et al.   Journal of Integrative Agriculture

Field resistance to Fusarium oxysporum and Verticillium dahliae in transgenic cotton expressing the plant defensin NaD1

(2014) Yolanda M. Gaspar et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Isolation and characterization of a pathogenesis-related protein 10 gene (GmPR10) with induced expression in soybean (Glycine max) during infection with Phytophthora sojae

(2014) Pengfei Xu et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Riceoxalate oxidasegene driven by green tissue-specific promoter increases tolerance to sheath blight pathogen (Rhizoctonia solani) in transgenic rice

(2013) Kutubuddin A. Molla et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

Characterization of a Pathogen Induced Thaumatin-Like Protein Gene AdTLP from Arachis diogoi, a Wild Peanut

(2013) Naveen Kumar Singh et al.   PLoS One

Enhanced resistance to stripe rust disease in transgenic wheat expressing the rice chitinase gene RC24

(2013) Xuan Huang et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Genetic engineering of crop plants for fungal resistance: role of antifungal genes

(2012) S. Antony Ceasar et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Development of transgenic finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) resistant to leaf blast disease

(2012) S Ignacimuthu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES

Overexpression of Camellia sinensis Thaumatin-Like Protein, CsTLP in Potato Confers Enhanced Resistance to Macrophomina phaseolina and Phytophthora infestans Infection

(2012) Karan Acharya et al.   MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Enhanced resistance to gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) in transgenic potato plants expressing thionin genes isolated from Brassicaceae species

(2012) Ken Hoshikawa et al.   Plant Biotechnology

Transgenic sweet potato expressing thionin from barley gives resistance to black rot disease caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata in leaves and storage roots

(2012) Nobuhiko Muramoto et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Molecular cloning of a thaumatin-like protein gene from Pyrus pyrifolia and overexpression of this gene in tobacco increased resistance to pathogenic fungi

(2012) Diqiu Liu et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Transgenic lines of melon (Cucumis melo L. var. makuwa cv. ‘Silver Light’) expressing antifungal protein and chitinase genes exhibit enhanced resistance to fungal pathogens

(2012) Ismail Bezirganoglu et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Petunia Floral Defensins with Unique Prodomains as Novel Candidates for Development of Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Transgenic Banana Plants

(2012) Siddhesh B. Ghag et al.   PLoS One

Enhanced resistance to Rhizoctonia solani by combined expression of chitinase and Ribosome Inactivating Protein in transgenic potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.)

(2012) M. M'hamdi et al.   SPANISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

Expression of a rice chitinase gene in transgenic banana (‘Gros Michel’, AAA genome group) confers resistance to black leaf streak disease

(2012) Gabriella Kovács et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Combined expression of antimicrobial genes (Bbchit1 and LJAMP2) in transgenic poplar enhances resistance to fungal pathogens

(2012) Y. Huang et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Isolation of Oxalic acid tolerating fungi and decipherization of its potential to control Sclerotinia sclerotiorum through oxalate oxidase like protein

(2012) Shivani Yadav et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Expression of Rice Thaumatin-Like Protein Gene in Transgenic Banana Plants Enhances Resistance to Fusarium Wilt

(2011) F. Mahdavi et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Expression of a radish defensin in transgenic wheat confers increased resistance to Fusarium graminearum and Rhizoctonia cerealis

(2011) Zhao Li et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

Expression of an Oxalate Decarboxylase Impairs the Necrotic Effect Induced by Nep1-like Protein (NLP) of Moniliophthora perniciosa in Transgenic Tobacco

(2011) Leonardo F. da Silva et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Sclerotinia Blight Resistance in Virginia-Type Peanut Transformed with a Barley Oxalate Oxidase Gene

(2011) D. E. Partridge-Telenko et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY

Characteristic expression of rice pathogenesis-related proteins in rice leaves during interactions with Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

(2011) Mingming Hou et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Combined expression of a barley class II chitinase and type I ribosome inactivating protein in transgenic Brassica juncea provides protection against Alternaria brassicae

(2011) Sudesh Chhikara et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Purification and Characterization of a CkTLP Protein from Cynanchum komarovii Seeds that Confers Antifungal Activity

(2011) Qinghua Wang et al.   PLoS One

Phytoalexins in defense against pathogens

(2011) Ishita Ahuja et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

A thaumatin-like protein gene involved in cotton fiber secondary cell wall development enhances resistance against Verticillium dahliae and other stresses in transgenic tobacco

(2010) M. Farooq Hussain Munis et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Stable integration and expression of wasabi defensin gene in “Egusi” melon (Colocynthis citrullus L.) confers resistance to Fusarium wilt and Alternaria leaf spot

(2010) Valentine Otang Ntui et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Transgenic tomato plants expressing a wheat endochitinase gene demonstrate enhanced resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici

(2010) P. V. Girhepuje et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

High-efficiency transformation and selective tolerance against biotic and abiotic stress in mulberry, Morus indica cv. K2, by constitutive and inducible expression of tobacco osmotin

(2010) Manaswini Das et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Expression of a Chitinase Gene from Metarhizium anisopliae in Tobacco Plants Confers Resistance against Rhizoctonia solani

(2009) Marcelo Fernando Kern et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Enhanced protection against two major fungal pathogens of groundnut, Cercospora arachidicola and Aspergillus flavus in transgenic groundnut over-expressing a tobacco β 1–3 glucanase

(2009) S. Sundaresha et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

Expression and functional characterization of two pathogenesis-related protein 10 genes from Zea mays

(2009) Yu-Rong Xie et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Expression of a plant defensin in rice confers resistance to fungal phytopathogens

(2009) Sanjay Jha et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Cloning and expression of an antifungal chitinase gene of a novel Bacillus subtilis isolate from Taiwan potato field

(2008) Chi-Yea Yang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Germin and Germin-like Proteins: Evolution, Structure, and Function

(2008) Jim M. Dunwell et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES

Comparative resistance to foliar fungal pathogens in transgenic carrot plants expressing genes encoding for chitinase, β-1,3-glucanase and peroxidise

(2008) Owen Wally et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

Transgenic wheat expressing a barley class II chitinase gene has enhanced resistance against Fusarium graminearum

(2008) S. Shin et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) with a rice chitinase gene for improved tolerance to a fungal pathogen Sclerotium rolfsii

(2008) Xiaoling He et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Transgenic tobacco and peanut plants expressing a mustard defensin show resistance to fungal pathogens

(2008) T. Swathi Anuradha et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Expression of an oxalate oxidase gene in tomato and severity of disease caused by Botrytis cinerea and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

(2008) A. Walz et al.   PLANT PATHOLOGY

Plant pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins: A focus on PR peptides

(2008) Jan Sels et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Combined expression of chitinase and β-1,3-glucanase genes in indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) enhances resistance against Rhizoctonia solani

(2008) Ganapathi Sridevi et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Expressing a gene encoding wheat oxalate oxidase enhances resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in oilseed rape (Brassica napus)

(2008) Xiangbai Dong et al.   PLANTA