Publications by authors named "Reza Mir Drikvand"
Heveins are one of the most important groups of plant antimicrobial peptides. So far, various roles in plant growth and development and in response to biotic and abiotic stresses have reported for heveins. The present study aimed to identify and characterize the hevein genes in two-row and six-row cultivars of barley.
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- Six defensin genes and cDNA sequences were identified from L. plant, featuring a Knot1 functional domain and classified into two phylogenetic subfamilies.
- All defensins exhibited one intron, had extracellular signal peptides, and their structures were made up of alpha helices and beta strands, along with antimicrobial properties.
- The expression of defensin genes varied across different tissues, with the highest levels in seeds, pods, and roots, and distinct responses to fungal and wounding treatments, marking the first isolation and characterization of these genes from lentil.