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Franky R. G. Terras
Researcher at Catholic University of Leuven
Publications - 20
Citations - 4792
Franky R. G. Terras is an academic researcher from Catholic University of Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: Plant defensin & Peptide sequence. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 20 publications receiving 4665 citations. Previous affiliations of Franky R. G. Terras include Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
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Pathogen-induced systemic activation of a plant defensin gene in Arabidopsis follows a salicylic acid-independent pathway.
Iris A. M. A. Penninckx,Kristel Eggermont,Franky R. G. Terras,Bart P. H. J. Thomma,G.W. de Samblanx,Antony Buchala,Jean-Pierre Métraux,John Michael Manners,Willem F. Broekaert +8 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that systemic pathogen-induced expression of the plant defensin gene in Arabidopsis is independent of salicylic acid but requires components of the ethylene and jasmonic acid response.
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Plant defensins: novel antimicrobial peptides as components of the host defense system.
TL;DR: A novel class of plant peptides whose structural and functional properties resemble those of insect and mammalian defensins are characterized, which are one class among the numerous types of Cys-rich antimicrobial peptides.
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Small cysteine-rich antifungal proteins from radish: their role in host defense.
Franky R. G. Terras,Kristel Eggermont,Kovaleva,Natasha V. Raikhel,Rupert W. Osborn,Kester A,Rees Sb,Sophie Torrekens,Van Leuven F,Jozef Vanderleyden +9 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that two homologous, 5-kD cysteine-rich proteins designated Raphanus sativus-antifungal protein 1 and Rs-AFP2 are located in the cell wall and occur predominantly in the outer cell layers lining different seed organs, and are preferentially released during seed germination after disruption of the seed coat.
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Analysis of two novel classes of plant antifungal proteins from radish (Raphanus sativus L.) seeds.
Franky R. G. Terras,Hilde M. E. Schoofs,M. F. C. De Bolle,F. Van Leuven,S B Rees,Jozef Vanderleyden,Bruno P. A. Cammue,Willem F. Broekaert +7 more
TL;DR: The radish 2S storage albumins were identified as the second novel class of antifungal proteins that inhibit growth of different plant pathogenic fungi and some bacteria, however, their antimicrobial activities are strongly antagonized by cations.
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Permeabilization of fungal membranes by plant defensins inhibits fungal growth.
TL;DR: It is thought that cation-resistant permeabilization is binding site mediated and linked to the primary cause of fungal growth inhibition induced by plant defensins.