In silico identification of potential chaperone genes that belong to type III and type IV secretion systems in Xanthomonas axonopodis pv citri
Genet. mol. biol
; 28(2): 321-327, 2005. ilus
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ABSTRACT
The secretion of bacterial virulence factors and flagellar components requires the assistance of specific type III and flagellar chaperones. Standard computational annotation of the genome of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv citri, a plant pathogen that causes citrus canker, initially did not identify any genes belonging to these chaperone categories since the primary sequence homology between them was very low. However, in a search for hypothetical proteins with characteristics similar to these chaperones, we have now identified 30 chromosomal and 10 plasmidial potential genes encoding chaperones belonging to types III/IV, and flagellar secretion systems in this organism. The significance of these findings is discussed.
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Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Proteínas de Bactérias
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Chaperonas Moleculares
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Xanthomonas axonopodis
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Genet. mol. biol
Assunto da revista:
GENETICA
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil