Upon host penetration, fungal pathogens secrete a plethora of effectors to promote disease,
including proteases that degrade plant antimicrobial proteins, and protease inhibitors (PIs) …

The prediction of human population growth worldwide indicates there will be a need to
substantially increase food production in order to meet the demand on food supply. This can …

There is emerging evidence that the proteolytic machinery of plants plays important roles in
defense against pathogens. The oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans, the agent of …

The soybean cysteine protease inhibitor, soyacystatin N (scN), negatively impacts growth
and development of the cowpea bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus [Koiwa et al.(1998) …

Plant cells cannot live without their vacuoles. The tissues and organs of a plant contain a
wide variety of differentiated and specialized vacuoles—even a single plant cell can …

The cowpea weevil Callosobruchus maculatus is one of the major pests of Vigna
unguiculata cowpea. Digestion in the cowpea weevil is facilitated by high levels of cysteine …

Background Among herbivorous insects that have exploited agro-ecosystems, the peach-
potato aphid, Myzus persicae, is recognized as one of the most important agricultural pests …

Anagasta kuehniella is a polyphagous pest that feeds on a wide variety of stored products.
The possible roles suggested for seed proteinase inhibitors include the function as a part of …

Targeting multiple digestive proteases may be more effective in insect pest control than
inhibition of a single enzyme class. We therefore explored possible interactions of three …

The Mediterranean flour moth, Anagasta kuehniella, is one of the most important insect
pests of grains, reported worldwide, feeding on stored grains and products of rice, rye, corn …