Inventors:
Alan Bennett - Davis CA
John M. Labavitch - Davis CA
Ann Powell - Davis CA
Henrik Stotz - Menlo Park CA
Assignee:
Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA
International Classification:
A01H 104
C12N 514
C12N 1500
C07H 1700
Abstract:
The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding plant polygalacturonase inhibitor proteins (PGIP) which inhibit the activity of fungal polygalacturonases. Transgenic plants expressing a heterologous PGIP show increased resistance to fungi which normally infect the plants.