Krissana Boonpa, Suparuk Tantong, Kamonwan Weerawanich, Pawinee Panpetch, Onanong Pringsulaka, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Supaart Sirikantaramas
Thionins are a family of antimicrobial peptides. We performed in silico expression analyses of the 44 rice (Oryza sativa L.) thionins (OsTHIONs). Modulated expression levels of OsTHIONs under different treatments suggest their involvement in many processes, including biotic, abiotic and nutritional stress responses, and in hormone signaling. OsTHION15 (LOC_Os06g32600) was selected for further characterization based on several in silico analyses. OsTHION15 in O. sativa L. ssp. indica 'KDML 105' was expressed in all of the tissues/organs examined, including germinating seeds, leaves and roots of seedlings and mature plants, and inflorescences...
July 20, 2018: Phytopathology