Abstract:Cryptogein, a 10 kDa sterol scavenging protein secreted by the oomycete Phytophthora cryptogea [1], belongs to 'elicitin' class of elicitors [2]. Cryptogein has been used to study the underlying molecular mechanisms of disease resistance in tobacco. Application of purified cryptogein protein, even in nanomolar quantity causes hypersensitive response (HR)-like necrosis in tobacco plants [3] and also induces systemic acquired resistance (SAR) to P. parasitica var nicotianae [4].There are several reports on trans… Show more
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