Gene Details:
Functional Descriptions:
- Brassica juncea chitinase BjCHI1 inhibits growth of fungal phytopathogens and agglutinates Gram-negative bacteria.
- Brassica juncea BjCHI1 is a plant chitinase with two chitin-binding domains.
- BjCHI1 and its derivative with one chitin-binding domain showed anti-fungal activities against phytopathogens, Colletotrichum truncatum, C. acutatum, Botrytis cinerea, and Ascochyta rabiei.
- Suggesting that BjCHI1 interacts with the carbohydrate components of the Gram-negative bacterial cell wall. Retention of chitinase and bacterial agglutination activities in transplastomic tobacco extracts implicates that BjCHI1 is potentially useful against both fungal and bacterial phytopathogens in agriculture.
Function-related keywords:
- growth , cell-wall , plant-growth , chitin
Literature:
- Brassica juncea chitinase BjCHI1 inhibits growth of fungal phytopathogens and agglutinates Gram-negative bacteria. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern197 ; PMID: 18669819
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Gene Resources:
- NCBI ID: AAF02299.1
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Sequences:
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