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Biotrophy-related proteins specific to the intracellular hyphae of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum

Reference	P08466
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr J Green
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Gerald Bennett
Institution	University of Birmingham
Department	Sch of Biosciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	163,106
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/10/1997
End date	01/04/2001
Duration	42 months

Abstract

Using monoclonal antibodies we have identified two proteins formed in the Colletotrichum- bean interaction which may have a critical role in biotrophy. A full length cDNA for one of these proteins codes for a fungal proline-rich glycoprotein; this forms a multimeric structure at the plant-fungal interface. The second protein is located in the cytoplasm of biotrophic hyphae, and there is evidence that it is race-specific. We aim to: (i) sequence the race- specific protein; (ii) study the role of both proteins in pathogenicity, biotrophy and race- specificity, (iii) search for homologues in other Colletotrichum species and obligate biotrophic fungi and (iv) study the mechanism by which the proline-rich protein forms a multimeric structure.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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