Extensive structural variation in the Bowman-Birk inhibitor family in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Abstract Background Bowman-Birk inhibitors (BBI) are a family of serine-type protease inhibitors that modulate endogenous plant proteolytic activities during different phases of development. They also inhibit exogenous proteases as a component of plant defense mechanisms, and their overexpression ca...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07475-8 |