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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2005
Daniel J. Altier, Waukee, IA (US);
Rafael Herrmann, Wilmington, DE (US);
Albert L. LU, Newark, DE (US);
Billy F. Mccutchen, Clive, IA (US);
James K. Presnail, Avondale, PA (US);
Janine L. Weaver, Bear, DE (US);
James F. H. Wong, Johnston, IA (US);
Daniel J. Altier, Waukee, IA (US);
Rafael Herrmann, Wilmington, DE (US);
Albert L. Lu, Newark, DE (US);
Billy F. McCutchen, Clive, IA (US);
James K. Presnail, Avondale, PA (US);
Janine L. Weaver, Bear, DE (US);
James F. H. Wong, Johnston, IA (US);
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The methods and compositions of the present invention find use in impacting microbial pathogens and in enhancing disease resistance to pathogens, particularly by plants. The compositions of the invention include polypeptides that possess antimicrobial properties, particularly fungicidal properties, and the encoding nucleic acid molecules. The polypeptides of the invention are isolated from the hemolymph and fat bodies of insect larvae induced by injection of plant pathogenic fungi. Further provided are plant cells, plants, and seed thereof, transformed with the nucleic acid molecules of the invention so as to confer disease resistance on the plant.