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19400638

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-6
pubmed:abstractText
Xanthomonads are bacterial plant pathogens that cause diseases on many plant species, including important crops. Key to pathogenicity of most Xanthomonas pathovars is a Hrp-type III secretion (T3S) system that translocates effector proteins into plant cells. Within the eukaryotic cell, the effectors are thought to perform a variety of tasks to support bacterial virulence, proliferation, and dissemination. We are only beginning to understand the host targets of different effectors. The largest effector family found in Xanthomonas spp. is the AvrBs3/PthA or TAL (transcription activator-like) family. TAL effectors act as transcriptional activators in the plant cell nucleus. Specificity of TAL effectors is determined by a novel modular DNA-binding domain. Here, we describe the discovery of TAL effectors and their structure, activity, and host targets.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0066-4286
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
419-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-27
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Xanthomonas AvrBs3 family-type III effectors: discovery and function.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Genetics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06099 Halle (Saale), Germany. jens.boch@genetik.uni-halle.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't