Diverse Evolutionary Mechanisms Shape the Type III Effector Virulence Factor Repertoire in the Plant Pathogen Pseudomonas syringae

• Published in: Genetics (Austin) Vol. 167; no. 3; pp. 1341 - 1360
• Main Authors: Rohmer, Laurence, Guttman, David S, Dangl, Jeffery L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Genetics Soc America 01.07.2004; Genetics Society of America
• Subjects: Amino acids; Bacteria; Base Composition; Cluster Analysis; Codon - genetics; Computational Biology; Disease resistance; Evolution; Evolution, Molecular; Flowers & plants; Genetics; Models, Genetic; Multigene Family - genetics; Pathogens; Phylogeny; Pseudomonas syringae; Pseudomonas syringae - genetics; Pseudomonas syringae - pathogenicity; Selection, Genetic; Species diversity; Virulence Factors - genetics

Many gram-negative pathogenic bacteria directly translocate effector proteins into eukaryotic host cells via type III delivery systems. Type III effector proteins are determinants of virulence on susceptible plant hosts; they are also the proteins that trigger specific disease resistance in resistan...