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We have analysed three nearly full-length cDNAs complementary to mRNAs encoding two PR1 (pathogenesis-related, class 1) proteins in parsley (Petroselinum crispum). Furthermore, one selected genomic clone containing the PcPR1-1 gene was investigated in detail. The structural organization and possible regulatory elements in the 5′ flanking region of this gene are presented. In situ RNA hybridization in fungus-infected parsley leaf tissue demonstrated rapid and massive PR1 mRNA accumulation around infection sites.
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Somssich, I.E., Schmelzer, E., Kawalleck, P. et al. Gene structure and in situ transcript localization of pathogenesis-related protein 1 in parsley. Molec. Gen. Genet. 213, 93–98 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00333403
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