Biology:Kiwellin

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Short description: Type of protein

Kiwellin is a protein prevalent in cell walls of plants.[1] It is one of the most abundant proteins found in kiwifruits and is known to be an allergen in humans.[2] In maize it works as part of its defense mechanism against corn smut.[3] and may also be part of the tomato and potato plants defense mechanism against potato blight[4]

References

  1. "Kwl1 - Kiwellin - Actinidia deliciosa (Kiwi) - Kwl1 gene & protein". https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/L7TV12. 
  2. Hamiaux, Cyril; Maddumage, Ratnasiri; Middleditch, Martin J.; Prakash, Roneel; Brummell, David A.; Baker, Edward N.; Atkinson, Ross G. (1 September 2014). "Crystal structure of kiwellin, a major cell-wall protein from kiwifruit". Journal of Structural Biology 187 (3): 276–281. doi:10.1016/j.jsb.2014.07.005. PMID 25093947. 
  3. Wildermuth, Mary C. (1 January 2019). "Plants fight fungi using kiwellin proteins". Nature 565 (7741): 575–577. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-00092-2. PMID 30683934. Bibcode2019Natur.565..575W. 
  4. Gebhardt, Christiane; Walkemeier, Birgit; Hofferbert, Hans-Reinhardt; Tacke, Eckhard; Strahwald, Josef; Lübeck, Jens; Hofmann, Andrea; Draffehn, Astrid et al. (9 June 2016). "Targeted and Untargeted Approaches Unravel Novel Candidate Genes and Diagnostic SNPs for Quantitative Resistance of the Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) to Phytophthora infestans Causing the Late Blight Disease". PLOS ONE 11 (6): e0156254. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156254. PMID 27281327. Bibcode2016PLoSO..1156254M.