Journal
PLANT CELL REPORTS
Volume 29, Issue 5, Pages 419-436Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0826-8
Keywords
Antifungal activity; Defence response; Environmental stress; Phylogenetic analysis; Thaumatin-like protein
Categories
Funding
- Canadian Forest Service
- CFS-Genome RD Initiative
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Thaumatin-like proteins (TLPs) are the products of a large, highly complex gene family involved in host defence and a wide range of developmental processes in fungi, plants, and animals. Despite their dramatic diversification in organisms, TLPs appear to have originated in early eukaryotes and share a well-defined TLP domain. Nonetheless, determination of the roles of individual members of the TLP superfamily remains largely undone. This review summarizes recent advances made in elucidating the varied TLP activities related to host resistance to pathogens and other physiological processes. Also discussed is the current state of knowledge on the origins and types of TLPs, regulation of gene expression, and potential biotechnological applications for TLPs.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available