PCPPI: a comprehensive database for the prediction of Penicillium-crop protein-protein interactions.

ABSTRACT: Penicillium expansum , the causal agent of blue mold, is one of the most prevalent post-harvest pathogens, infecting a wide range of crops after harvest. In response, crops have evolved various defense systems to protect themselves against this and other pathogens. Penicillium -crop interaction is a multifaceted process and mediated by pathogen- and host-derived proteins. Identification and characterization of the inter-species protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are fundamental to elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying infection processes between P. expansum and plant crops. Here, we have developed PCPPI, the Penicillium -Crop Protein-Protein Interactions database, which is constructed based on the experimentally determined orthologous interactions in pathogen-plant systems and a

SUBMITTER: Yue J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5467543 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature