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Author(s):Tian, Zipeng; Wang, Ruying; Clarke, Bruce B.; Belanger, Faith C.
Author Affiliation:Tian: Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; Wang: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; Clarke and Belanger: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Title:Characterization of an Epichloë [Epichloë] festucae antifungal protein
Section:Turfgrass breeding, genetics and molecular techniques (student competition)
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Meeting Info.:Phoenix, Arizona: November 6-9, 2016
Source:ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings. 2016, p. 101146.
Publishing Information:[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]: [American Society of Agronomy and the Entomological Society of America]
# of Pages:1
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Fungicidal properties; Disease resistance; Epichloe festucae; Festuca rubra subsp. rubra; Insect resistance
Abstract/Contents:"Strong creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra subsp. rubra L.) is an important low maintenance turfgrass species. Strong creeping red fescue plants are often naturally infected with the fungal endophyte Epichlo^D~e festucae Leuchtm., Schardl & M.R. Siegel. Endophyte infection can confer insect and disease resistance to strong creeping red fescue. Endophyte-mediated disease resistance in strong creeping red fescue is not a general feature of other grass/endophyte interactions and the basis of the disease resistance is currently unknown. An abundantly expressed transcript for a protein similar to a Penicillium antifungal protein was recovered from a SOLiD-SAGE transcriptome of E. festucae-infected F. rubra. Genes similar to the E. festucae antifungal protein are not found in most Epichlo^D~e spp. for which whole genome sequences are available. The uniqueness of the E. festucae antifungal gene and its transcript abundance makes it a candidate factor involved in the observed disease resistance of endophyte-infected F. rubra. We are currently characterizing the antifungal protein. We have expressed and partially purified the protein in yeast and it did have activity against the dollar spot fungus. We are also attempting to knockout the antifungal protein gene to assess its effect on dollar spot disease resistance in endophyte-infected turf."
Language:English
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Tian, Z., R. Wang, B. B. Clarke, and F. C. Belanger. 2016. Characterization of an Epichloë [Epichloë] festucae antifungal protein. Agron. Abr. p. 101146.
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