Herbivore induced changes in the plant's proteome and the role of atypical herbivore responsive proteins in Nicotiana attenuata [Elektronische Ressource] / von Sirsha Mitra

Herbivore induced changes in the plant’s proteome and the role of atypical herbivore-responsive proteins in Nicotiana attenuata Dissertation Zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. Nat.) Vorgelegt dem Rat der Biologisch-Pharmazeutischen Fakultät der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena von Master of Science in Botany Sirsha Mitra Geboren am 08.Dezember 1976 in India Gutachter: 1. 2. 3. Tag der Doktorprüfung: Tag der öffentlichen Verteidigung: Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 2. Manuscript Overview --------------------------------------------------------------------7 3. Manuscripts 3.1 Manuscript I Molecular interactions between the specialist herbivore Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) and its natural host Nicotiana attenuata. VII. Changes in the plant's proteome ---------------------------------------------10 3.2 Manuscript II How do plants cope with herbivore attack? Ask the proteome: silencing genes of seven herbivore-responsive proteins reveals their role in plant-herbivore interactions in Nicotiana attenuata-------------------------------59 3.