Patent ID: 7825294
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: A01N,C07K,C12N

Abstract:
1. An expression cassette comprising a promoter that drives expression in a plant or plant cell operably linked to a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide having antipathogenic activity, wherein the nucleotide sequence is selected from the group consisting of: a) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2 or 6; b) a polynucleotide having at least about 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2 or 6, wherein said polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide that has antipathogenic activity; c) a polynucleotide encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or 5; and d) a polynucleotide encoding the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 or 5, wherein said polypeptide has antipathogenic activity.