Expression of an antifungal peptide in Saccharomyces:: A new approach for biological control of the postharvest disease caused by Colletotrichum coccodes
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Jones, RW
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机构:USDA ARS, Vegetable Lab, Henry A Wallace Beltsville Agr Ctr, Beltsville, MD 20705 USA
Jones, RW
Prusky, D
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Prusky, D
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[1] USDA ARS, Vegetable Lab, Henry A Wallace Beltsville Agr Ctr, Beltsville, MD 20705 USA
[2] Agr Res Org, Volcani Ctr, Dept Postharvest Sci Fresh Prod, Inst Technol & Storage Agr Prod, IL-50250 Bet Dagan, Israel
A cecropin A-based peptide inhibited germination of Colletotrichum coccodes at 50 muM. The DNA sequence encoding the peptide was cloned in pRS413, using the Saccharomyces cerevisiae invertase leader sequence for secretion of the peptide, and expressed in yeast. Yeast transformants inhibited the growth of germinated C, coccodes spores and inhibited decay development caused by C. coccodes in tomato fruits. Expression of the antifungal peptide in yeast therefore represents a new approach for the biological control of postharvest diseases.