Abstract
Two tobacco genes encoding thaumatin-like proteins were cloned and sequenced. Both genes are expressed after infection of tobacco with tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). Comparison of the upstream sequences of these genes with those of other TMV-inducible tobacco genes revealed limited regions of homology.
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van Kan, J.A.L., van de Rhee, M.D., Zuidema, D. et al. Structure of tobacco genes encoding thaumatin-like proteins. Plant Mol Biol 12, 153–155 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00020500
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