Plant Serine Protease Inhibitors: Biotechnology Application in Agriculture and Molecular Farming
The serine protease inhibitors (SPIs) are widely distributed in living organisms like bacteria, fungi, plants, and humans. The main function of SPIs as protease enzymes is to regulate the proteolytic activity. In plants, most of the studies of SPIs have been focused on their physiological role. The...
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doaj-a8a1739f6d3d4a2faeef27fd42a924342020-11-24T21:41:25ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1422-00672019-03-01206134510.3390/ijms20061345ijms20061345Plant Serine Protease Inhibitors: Biotechnology Application in Agriculture and Molecular FarmingMarina Clemente0Mariana G. Corigliano1Sebastián A. Pariani2Edwin F. Sánchez-López3Valeria A. Sander4Víctor A. Ramos-Duarte5Instituto Tecnológico Chascomús (INTECH), UNSAM-CONICET, Chascomús, Provincia de Buenos Aires B7130, ArgentinaInstituto Tecnológico Chascomús (INTECH), UNSAM-CONICET, Chascomús, Provincia de Buenos Aires B7130, ArgentinaInstituto Tecnológico Chascomús (INTECH), UNSAM-CONICET, Chascomús, Provincia de Buenos Aires B7130, ArgentinaInstituto Tecnológico Chascomús (INTECH), UNSAM-CONICET, Chascomús, Provincia de Buenos Aires B7130, ArgentinaInstituto Tecnológico Chascomús (INTECH), UNSAM-CONICET, Chascomús, Provincia de Buenos Aires B7130, ArgentinaInstituto Tecnológico Chascomús (INTECH), UNSAM-CONICET, Chascomús, Provincia de Buenos Aires B7130, ArgentinaThe serine protease inhibitors (SPIs) are widely distributed in living organisms like bacteria, fungi, plants, and humans. The main function of SPIs as protease enzymes is to regulate the proteolytic activity. In plants, most of the studies of SPIs have been focused on their physiological role. The initial studies carried out in plants showed that SPIs participate in the regulation of endogenous proteolytic processes, as the regulation of proteases in seeds. Besides, it was observed that SPIs also participate in the regulation of cell death during plant development and senescence. On the other hand, plant SPIs have an important role in plant defense against pests and phytopathogenic microorganisms. In the last 20 years, several transgenic plants over-expressing SPIs have been produced and tested in order to achieve the increase of the resistance against pathogenic insects. Finally, in molecular farming, SPIs have been employed to minimize the proteolysis of recombinant proteins expressed in plants. The present review discusses the potential biotechnological applications of plant SPIs in the agriculture field.http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/6/1345serine protease inhibitorsplantspathogen resistancemolecular farming |
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Marina Clemente Mariana G. Corigliano Sebastián A. Pariani Edwin F. Sánchez-López Valeria A. Sander Víctor A. Ramos-Duarte Plant Serine Protease Inhibitors: Biotechnology Application in Agriculture and Molecular Farming International Journal of Molecular Sciences serine protease inhibitors plants pathogen resistance molecular farming |
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Marina Clemente Mariana G. Corigliano Sebastián A. Pariani Edwin F. Sánchez-López Valeria A. Sander Víctor A. Ramos-Duarte |
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Plant Serine Protease Inhibitors: Biotechnology Application in Agriculture and Molecular Farming |
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Plant Serine Protease Inhibitors: Biotechnology Application in Agriculture and Molecular Farming |
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Plant Serine Protease Inhibitors: Biotechnology Application in Agriculture and Molecular Farming |
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Plant Serine Protease Inhibitors: Biotechnology Application in Agriculture and Molecular Farming |
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Plant Serine Protease Inhibitors: Biotechnology Application in Agriculture and Molecular Farming |
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plant serine protease inhibitors: biotechnology application in agriculture and molecular farming |
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The serine protease inhibitors (SPIs) are widely distributed in living organisms like bacteria, fungi, plants, and humans. The main function of SPIs as protease enzymes is to regulate the proteolytic activity. In plants, most of the studies of SPIs have been focused on their physiological role. The initial studies carried out in plants showed that SPIs participate in the regulation of endogenous proteolytic processes, as the regulation of proteases in seeds. Besides, it was observed that SPIs also participate in the regulation of cell death during plant development and senescence. On the other hand, plant SPIs have an important role in plant defense against pests and phytopathogenic microorganisms. In the last 20 years, several transgenic plants over-expressing SPIs have been produced and tested in order to achieve the increase of the resistance against pathogenic insects. Finally, in molecular farming, SPIs have been employed to minimize the proteolysis of recombinant proteins expressed in plants. The present review discusses the potential biotechnological applications of plant SPIs in the agriculture field. |
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