TcSERPIN, an inhibitor that interacts with cocoa defense proteins and has biotechnological potential against human pathogens.

ABSTRACT: In plants, serpins are a superfamily of serine and cysteine protease inhibitors involved in stress and defense mechanisms, with potential for controlling agricultural pests, making them important biotechnological tools. The objective of this study was to characterize a serpin from Theobroma cacao, called TcSERPIN, to identify its endogenous targets and determine its function and biotechnological potential. TcSERPIN has 390 amino acid residues and shows conservation of the main active site, RCL. Cis-elements related to light, stress, hormones, anaerobic induction, cell cycle regulation and defense have been identified in the gene's regulatory region. TcSERPIN transcripts are accumulated in different tissues of Theobroma cacao. Furthermore, in plants infected with Moniliopht

SUBMITTER: Ferreira MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859438 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature