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Calendar Name: seminars
Scheduled for: Thursday, March 22 2012, 11:00 - 12:30
Event text: Prof Bruno Cammue
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics
Department of Microbial & Molecular Systems
K.U.Leuven
Leuven
BELGIUM
Details: From basic plant pathology research to fungal disease
control in plants and humans
ABSTRACT
Early research at the Plant-Fungus Interaction group
of the Center of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG-PFI)
on novel antifungal plant proteins has led to the
discovery of the so-called plant defensins (PDFs), basic
peptides with antimicrobial activities. Subsequent
research at CMPG-PFI focused in one research unit on the
function of these PDFs in planta, including their
possible role in the plants defense against
necrotrophic fungi, and was recently extended to other
novel stress-induced peptides. In the other research
unit, the mode of antifungal activity of these PDFs was
studied. Based on that expertise CMPG-PFI developed a
platform for the discovery of novel antifungals with
potential applications in agriculture, material
protection and medical applications. The latter include
treatment of fungal biofilms and the development of
next-generation implants.
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