Direct evidence for a new mode of plant defense against insects via a novel polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein expression strategy

Wiebke Haeger, Jana Henning, David G. Heckel, Yannick Pauchet, Roy Kirsch

Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2020 · 26 citations · 74 references

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, providing the first direct evidence of an interaction between a plant PGIP and an animal PG. Thus, plant PGIPs not only confer resistance against phytopathogens, but may also aid in defense against herbivorous beetles.

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