The phytocystatins regulate various physiological processes in plants, including responses to biotic and abiotic stresses, mainly because they act as inhibitors of cysteine proteases. In this study, we have analyzed four cystatins from Theobroma cacao L. previously identified in ESTs libraries of the interaction with the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa and named TcCYS1, TcCYS2, TcCYS3 and TcCY...

• oxdc gene from flammulina velutipes was used to generate transgenic tomato plants. Transgenic T 1 lines showed a significant delay in symptom development. higher survival percentage witches’ broom disease. The P16 line decreased production of H 2 O the presence oxalic acid. Witches’ disease progression reduced by gene. which affects cacao tree ( Theobroma L.) is caused hemibiotrophic fungus M...

The hemibiotrophic basidiomycete Moniliophthora perniciosa causes witches' broom disease of Theobroma cacao. Analysis of the M. perniciosa draft genome led to the identification of three putative genes encoding necrosis and ethylene-inducing proteins (MpNEPs), which are apparently located on the same chromosome. MpNEP1 and 2 have highly similar sequences and are able to induce necrosis and ethy...