The activity of TcCYS4 modified by variations in pH and temperature can affect symptoms of witches' broom disease of cocoa, caused by the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa.

The phytocystatins regulate various physiological processes in plants, including responses to biotic and abiotic stresses, mainly because they act as inhibitors of cysteine proteases. In this study, we have analyzed four cystatins from Theobroma cacao L. previously identified in ESTs libraries of th...

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Main Authors: Ana Camila Oliveira Freitas, Cristiane Ferreira Souza, Paulo Sérgio Monzani, Wanius Garcia, Alex Alan Furtado de Almeida, Marcio Gilberto Cardoso Costa, Carlos Priminho Pirovani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121519