Abstract:
This invention relates to amphipathic protein-1 polypeptides and genes encoding them. The amphipathic protein-1 polypeptides of the invention protect plants from tissue damage caused by the hypersensitive response, which is often elicited by bacterial infection in higher plants.
Abstract:
This invention relates to amphipathic protein-1 polypeptides and genes encoding them. The amphipathic protein-1 polypeptides of the invention protect plants from tissue damage caused by the hypersensitive response, which is often elicited by bacterial infection in higher plants.
Abstract:
Disclosed are polypeptides, nucleic acids, and related compositions that render plants resistant to bacterial pathogens. Also disclosed are transgenic plants having the nucleic acids and resistant to bacterial pathogens.