@article{asiegbu_choi_jeong_dean_2004, title={Cloning, sequencing and functional analysis of Magnaporthe grisea MVP1 gene, a hex-1 homolog encoding a putative 'woronin body' protein}, volume={230}, DOI={10.1016/S0378-1097(03)0858-9}, number={1}, journal={FEMS Microbiology Letters}, author={Asiegbu, F. O. and Choi, W. and Jeong, J. S. and Dean, Ralph}, year={2004}, pages={85–90} }
 @article{asiegbu_choi_li_nahalkova_dean_2003, title={Isolation of a novel antimicrobial peptide gene (Sp-AMP) homologue from Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine) following infection with the root rot fungus Heterobasidion annosum}, volume={228}, ISSN={["1574-6968"]}, DOI={10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00697-9}, abstractNote={A new family of antimicrobial peptide homologues termed Sp-Amp has been discovered in Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine). This is the first report of such proteins to be characterized in a conifer species. Sp-AMP1 was identified in a substructured cDNA library of root tissue infected with the root rot fungus Heterobasidion annosum and encodes a mature peptide of 79 amino acid residues. Three additional members of the Sp-AMP family (Sp-AMPs 2-4) encode cysteine-rich proteins of 105 amino acids, each containing an N-terminal region with a probable cleavage signal sequence. Northern analysis confirmed that Sp-AMP expression is elevated in Scots pine roots upon infection with H. annosum. These peptides share 64% amino acid identity with a mature protein from Macadamia integrifolia (MiAMP1), which allowed us to build a homology model for preliminary analysis. Southern analyses further confirmed that several copies of the gene are present in the Scots pine genome. The potential significance of Sp-AMP in the H. annosum-conifer pathosystem is discussed.}, number={1}, journal={FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS}, author={Asiegbu, FO and Choi, WB and Li, GS and Nahalkova, J and Dean, RA}, year={2003}, month={Nov}, pages={27–31} }