Not Only Systemin: Prosystemin Harbors Other Active Regions Able to Protect Tomato Plants

Prosystemin is a 200-amino acid precursor expressed in Solanaceae plants which releases at the C-terminal part a peptidic hormone called Systemin in response to wounding and herbivore attack. We recently showed that Prosystemin is not only a mere scaffold of Systemin but, even when deprived of Syste...

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Main Authors: Donata Molisso, Mariangela Coppola, Martina Buonanno, Ilaria Di Lelio, Anna Maria Aprile, Emma Langella, Maria Manuela Rigano, Silvana Francesca, Pasquale Chiaiese, Gianna Palmieri, Rosarita Tatè, Martina Sinno, Eleonora Barra, Andrea Becchimanzi, Simona Maria Monti, Francesco Pennacchio, Rosa Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.887674/full