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Polygalacturonase inhibitor protein
Directed mutagenesis
Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Positive selection
Codon-substitution models.
Amino-acid sites
Codon-substitution models
Adaptive evolution
Rapid evolution
Diversification
Accuracy
Defense
Genes
Power
Complex.
Biology in Current Contents(R)/Agricultural, Biology &
Environmental Sciences. Experimental Biology in Current
Contents(R)/Life Sciences.
Abstract:
Polygalacturonase inhibitor proteins (PGIPs) protect plants against invasion by diverse microbial and invertebrate enemies that use polygalacturonase (PG) to breach the plant cell wall. Directed mutagenesis has identified specific natural mutations conf