hevea/atrophy

A rubber particle protein with apparent molecular mass of 43 kD as determined by SDS-PAGE was purified. A degenerate oligonucleotide primer based on the N-terminal amino acid sequence of this purified protein was used to amplify a 1385 bp cDNA by 3' rapid amplification of cDNA ends (3'RACE). The

The tomato Pto gene encodes a serine/threonine kinase (STK) whose molecular characterization has provided valuable insights into the disease resistance mechanism of tomato. Therefore, Pto is considered as a promising candidate for engineering broad-spectrum pathogen resistance in this crop. In this

BACKGROUND Latex-allergic individuals experience clinical cross-reactivity to a large number of fruits and vegetables. Much of the cross-reactivity can be attributed to Hev b 6, but evidence indicates that additional cross-reactive allergens may be present. A common pan-allergen, which has not

A detailed comparison of citrate uptake into the vacuole-like lutoids of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) and of malate and citrate transport into barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) vacuoles revealed very similar transport specificities. In order to identify proteins mediating the transport,

The main constraint in rubber plantations worldwide is the cessation of latex production because of two syndromes: (i) tapping panel dryness (TPD), a reversible physiological response to overexploitation; and (ii) bark necrosis (BN), an irreversible syndrome spreading from the collar toward the

Natural rubber is synthesized as rubber particles in the latex, the fluid cytoplasm of laticifers, of Hevea brasiliensis. Although it has been found that natural rubber is biosynthesized through the mevalonate pathway, the involvement of an alternative 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP)