The Pathogenesis-Related Maize Seed (PRms) Gene Plays a Role in Resistance to Aspergillus flavus Infection and Aflatoxin Contamination

The Pathogenesis-Related Maize Seed (PRms) Gene Plays a Role in Resistance to Aspergillus flavus Infection and Aflatoxin Contamination

Aspergillus flavus is an opportunistic plant pathogen that colonizes and produces the toxic and carcinogenic secondary metabolites, aflatoxins, in oil-rich crops such as maize (Zea mays ssp. mays L.). Pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins serve as an important defense mechanism against invading pathoge...

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Main Authors: Rajtilak Majumdar, Kanniah Rajasekaran, Christine Sickler, Matthew Lebar, Bryan M. Musungu, Ahmad M. Fakhoury, Gary A. Payne, Matt Geisler, Carol Carter-Wientjes, Qijian Wei, Deepak Bhatnagar, Jeffrey W. Cary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
PRms
RNAi
Aspergillus flavus
maize
aflatoxin resistance
gene network analysis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01758/full

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