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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1996
Leo Sjoerd Melchers, Leiden, NL;
Anne Silene Ponstein, Leiden, NL;
Saskia Kroon-Swart, Voorschoten, NL;
Johanna Pieternella Els Van Deventer-Troost, Delft, NL;
Stephan Andreas Ohl, Leiden, NL;
Alexandra Aleida Bres-Vloemans, Leiden, NL;
Jürgen Logemann, Leiden, NL;
Marianne Beatrix Sela-Buurlage, Amersfoort, NL;
Syngenta Mogen B.V., Leiden, NL;
Abstract
The present invention provides an isolated protein obtainable from a plant source which has anti-Phytophthora activity and a molecular weight of about 60±5 kDa as judged by SDS PAGE-electrophoresis, an isolated DNA sequence comprising an open reading frame capable of encoding a protein according to the invention, preferably characterized in that it comprises an open reading frame which is capable of encoding a protein as represented by amino acids 1 to 540 of SEQ ID NO: 6, or the precursor of said protein, and DNA capable of hybridising therewith under stringent conditions. The invention further comprises plants incorporating chimeric DNA capable of encoding a protein according to the invention, and wherein the protein is expressed. Also methods are provided for combatting fungi, especially,, using a protein or a host cell capable of producing the protein.