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Identification and Rational Design of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides for Plant Protection

Marcos, Jose F., Muñoz, Alberto, Pérez-Payá, Enrique, Misra, Santosh, López-García, Belén·2008·Annual Review of Phytopathology

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Peptides and small proteins exhibiting antimicrobial activity have been isolated from many organisms ranging from insects to humans, including plants. Their role in defense is established, and their use in agriculture was already being proposed shortly after their discovery. However, some natural peptides have undesirable properties that complicate their application. Advances in peptide synthesis and high-throughput activity screening have made possible the de novo and rational design of novel peptides with improved properties. This review summarizes findings in the identification and design of short antimicrobial peptides with activity against plant pathogens, and will discuss alternatives for their heterologous production suited to plant disease control. Recent studies suggest that peptide antimicrobial action is not due solely to microbe permeation as previously described, but that more subtle factors might account for the specificity and absence of toxicity of some peptides. The elucidation of the mode of action and interaction with microbes will assist the improvement of peptide design with a view to targeting specific problems in agriculture and providing new tools for plant protection.

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Authors
Marcos, J. F., Muñoz, A., Pérez-Payá, E., Misra, S., & López-García, B.
Affiliations
  • Departamento de Ciencia de los Alimentos, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA)-CSIC, 46100 Burjassot, Spain;
  • Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
  • Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), 46013 Valencia, Spain; and Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia (IBV)–CSIC;
  • University of Victoria (CA)
Venue
Annual Review of Phytopathology
Published
2008-09-01
Volume
46
Issue
1
Pages
273-301
ISSN
  • 0066-4286 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-2107
OpenAlex
W2114496961
Cited by
205
References
201
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 19 · 2012: 17
FWCI
1.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annual Review of Phytopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Antimicrobial agents and applications
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Keywords
antimicrobial peptides, crop protection, plant pathogens, rational peptide design, mechanism of action, peptide specificity, toxicity, plant defense peptides, peptide synthesis, high-throughput screening, plant disease control
MeSH terms
Models, Biological, Plant Diseases, Plants, Drug Design, Peptide Library, Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides

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