| Literature DB >> 30501455 |
Andrew E Sathoff1, Deborah A Samac1,2.
Abstract
Plant defensins are antimicrobial host defense peptides expressed in all higher plants. Performing a significant role in plant innate immunity, plant defensins display potent activity against a wide range of pathogens. Vertebrate and invertebrate defensins have well-characterized antibacterial activity, but plant defensins are commonly considered to display antimicrobial activity against only fungi. In this review, we highlight the often-overlooked antibacterial activity of plant defensins. Also, we illustrate methods to evaluate defensins for antibacterial activity and describe the current advances in uncovering their antibacterial modes of action.Entities:
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30501455 DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-08-18-0229-CR
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Plant Microbe Interact ISSN: 0894-0282 Impact factor: 4.171