New protein-protein interactions identified for the regulatory and structural components and substrates of the type III secretion system of the phytopathogen Xanthomonas axonopodis pathovar citri

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Alegria, MC
Docena, C
Khater, L
Ramos, CHI
da Silva, ACR
Farah, CS
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[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Quim, Dept Bioquim, BR-05599970 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Ctr Biol Mol Estrutural, Lab Nacl Luz Sincrotron, Campinas, Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Bioquim, Campinas, Brazil
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10.1128/JB.186.18.6186-6197.2004
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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We have initiated a project to identify protein-protein interactions involved in the pathogenicity of the bacterial plant pathogen Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri. Using a yeast two-hybrid system based on Gal4 DNA-binding and activation domains, we have focused on identifying interactions involving subunits, regulators, and substrates of the type III secretion system coded by the hrp (for hypersensitive response and pathogenicity), hrc (for hrp conserved), and hpa (for hrp associated) genes. We have identified several previously uncharacterized interactions involving (i) HrpG, a two-component system response regulator responsible for the expression of X. axonopodis pv. citri hrp operons, and XAC0095, a previously uncharacterized protein encountered only in Xanthomonas spp.; (ii) HpaA. a protein secreted by the type III secretion system, HpaB, and the C-terminal domain of HrcV; (iii) HrpB1, HrpD6, and HrpW; and (iv) HrpB2 and HrcU. Homotropic interactions were also identified for the ATPase HrcN. These newly identified protein-protein interactions increase our understanding of the functional integration of phytopathogen-specific type III secretion system components and suggest new hypotheses regarding the molecular mechanisms underlying Xanthomonas pathogenicity.
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