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Provedor de dados: 	69	
País: 	Chile	
Título: 	Overexpression of the pineapple fruit bromelain gene (BAA) in transgenic Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa) results in enhanced resistance to bacterial soft rot	
Autores: 	Jung,Yu-Jin; Choi,Chang-Sun; Park,Jin-Heui; Kang,Hee-Wan; Choi,Je-Eul; Nou,Ill-Sup; Lee,Soon Youl; Kang,Kwon-Kyoo.	
Data: 	2008-01-01	
Ano: 	2008	
Palavras-chave: 	Brassica rapa; Fruit bromelain; Soft rot resistance; Transgenic plant.	
Resumo: 	Bromelain is a crude protein extract obtained from pineapple stems, which comprises a variety of proteolytic enzymes. It exhibits potential therapeutic activities against trauma, inflammation, autoimmune diseases and malignant disorders. In this study, we cloned BAA1 (the gene encoding fruit bromelain) into a plant expression vector that was then used to transform Brassica rapa and overexpress BAA1 under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter. We demonstrate that constitutive overexpression of BAA1 in B. rapa confers enhanced resistance to the soft rot pathogen Pectobacterium carotovorum ssp. carotovorum. These results suggest that it could be utilized for protecting plants from attack by bacterial pathogens	
Tipo: 	Journal article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582008000100007	
Editor: 	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Electronic Journal of Biotechnology  v.11 n.1 2008