A barley cystatin stably expressed in rice exhibits strong in vitro inhibitory activity against gut proteinases of rice water weevil

Rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus brevirostris Suffrian (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is one of the most important rice pests in Cuba. Here, we describe the production of transgenic rice plants expressing barley cystatin HvCPI-1 (Icy1 gene) to explore the potential of this protein for the control of r...

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Main Authors: Raúl Armas, Carlos Hernández, Daymi Abreu, Maylin Pérez, Yeosvany Cabrera, Merardo Pujol, Julio Alfonso-Rubi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elfos Scientiae
Series:Biotecnología Aplicada
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Online Access:http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1027-28522009000400004&lng=en&tlng=en