| abstract |
This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a defensin which shares a high degree of sequence identity with the disclosed sequences from Scolopendra canidens, Vaejovis carolinianus, and Argiope spp. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the defensin, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the defensin in a transformed host cell. |