Publications by authors named "Punchakkara Prashina Mol"
Mol Biol Rep
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study focuses on pathogen-related proteins (PR) that are essential in defending banana plants against various stresses, placing particular emphasis on the PR-1 gene family, which plays a critical role in resistance to threats like Fusarium oxysporum.
- - Researchers cloned and analyzed three specific PR-1 genes from both resistant and susceptible banana cultivars, finding them significantly up-regulated when exposed to pathogens and establishing various characteristics between the gene groups.
- - The results highlight the role of PR-1 genes in signaling pathways related to plant defense, along with insights from docking studies that suggest potential interactions which may impact the antifungal effectiveness of these proteins.
Physiol Mol Biol Plants
September 2023
Article Synopsis
- Bananas are a key food source and cash crop but are threatened by pests and diseases that can significantly lower their quality and yield.
- Effective disease management requires integrated strategies, including the development of resistant banana cultivars through genetic modifications that either enhance resistance or inactivate susceptibility factors that allow infections to spread.
- Recent research identified numerous potential 2-oxoglutarate Fe(II) dependent oxygenases (2OGDs) in banana genomes, showing that certain genes are linked to disease resistance, paving the way for future genetic editing to improve banana crop durability against pathogens like Foc and TR4.
