Nature Communications (Jun 2021)
Xyloglucan processing machinery in Xanthomonas pathogens and its role in the transcriptional activation of virulence factors
- Plinio S. Vieira,
- Isabela M. Bonfim,
- Evandro A. Araujo,
- Ricardo R. Melo,
- Augusto R. Lima,
- Melissa R. Fessel,
- Douglas A. A. Paixão,
- Gabriela F. Persinoti,
- Silvana A. Rocco,
- Tatiani B. Lima,
- Renan A. S. Pirolla,
- Mariana A. B. Morais,
- Jessica B. L. Correa,
- Leticia M. Zanphorlin,
- Jose A. Diogo,
- Evandro A. Lima,
- Adriana Grandis,
- Marcos S. Buckeridge,
- Fabio C. Gozzo,
- Celso E. Benedetti,
- Igor Polikarpov,
- Priscila O. Giuseppe,
- Mario T. Murakami
Affiliations
- Plinio S. Vieira
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Isabela M. Bonfim
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Evandro A. Araujo
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Ricardo R. Melo
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Augusto R. Lima
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Melissa R. Fessel
- Butantan Institute, Butantan Foundation
- Douglas A. A. Paixão
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Gabriela F. Persinoti
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Silvana A. Rocco
- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Tatiani B. Lima
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Renan A. S. Pirolla
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Mariana A. B. Morais
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Jessica B. L. Correa
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Leticia M. Zanphorlin
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Jose A. Diogo
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Evandro A. Lima
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Adriana Grandis
- Department of Botany, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo
- Marcos S. Buckeridge
- Department of Botany, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo
- Fabio C. Gozzo
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas
- Celso E. Benedetti
- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Igor Polikarpov
- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo
- Priscila O. Giuseppe
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- Mario T. Murakami
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24277-4
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 15
Abstract
Xyloglucans are polysaccharides found in plant cell walls. Here, the authors describe the xyloglucan depolymerization machinery of phytopathogenic Xanthomonas bacteria, and show that sugars released by this system induce the expression of key virulence factors driving pathogenesis.