Trichoderma viride cellulase induces resistance to the antibiotic pore-forming peptide alamethicin associated with changes in the plasma membrane lipid composition of tobacco BY-2 cells.

Summary, in English

Alamethicin is a membrane-active peptide isolated from the beneficial root-colonising fungus Trichoderma viride. This peptide can insert into membranes to form voltage-dependent pores. We have previously shown that alamethicin efficiently permeabilises the plasma membrane, mitochondria and plastids of cultured plant cells. In the present investigation, tobacco cells (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv Bright Yellow-2) were pre-treated with elicitors of defence responses to study whether this would affect permeabilisation.

• Author: Mari Aidemark; Henrik Tjellström; Anna Stina Sandelius; Henrik Stålbrand; Erik Andreasson; Allan Rasmusson; Susanne Widell
• Department/s: Department of Biology; Biochemistry and Structural Biology; Molecular Cell Biology; Plant Biology
• Publishing year: 2010
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: BMC Plant Biology
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1
• Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-10-274
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: BioMed Central (BMC)
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Status: Published
• Research group: Plant Biology
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1471-2229