Elicitin–membrane interaction is driven
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Veronika Plešková; Tomáš Kašparovský; Michal Obořil; Nikola Ptáčková; Radka Chal
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Article
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2011
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Elicitins are family of small proteins secreted by species of the pathogenic fungus Phytophthora inducing a defence reaction in plants. They contain a hydrophobic cavity capable of binding sterols and fatty acids, and on the basis of their pI they are classified as either a-elicitins or more necroti