Sue Wu submitted, created time 11 months 3 weeks (www.jbc.org)

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a serious plant disease caused by fungal species belonging to the genus Fusarium. Shown here is the structure of trichothecene 3-O-acetyltransferase from F. graminearum complexed with deoxynivalenol superimposed onto an infected wheat head. This enzyme has promise for providing transgenic resistance to FHB.

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