The Bacterial Effector HopX1 Targets JAZ Transcriptional Repressors to Activate Jasmonate Signaling and Promote Infection in Arabidopsis
Author(s) -
Selena Giménez-Ibánez,
Marta Botër,
Gemma FernándezBarbero,
Andrea Chini,
John P. Rathjen,
Roberto Solano
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001792
Subject(s) - pseudomonas syringae , effector , biology , coronatine , arabidopsis , jasmonate , repressor , microbiology and biotechnology , secretion , virulence , arabidopsis thaliana , type three secretion system , ectopic expression , genetics , gene , mutant , gene expression , biochemistry
A bacterial effector protein, HopX1, targets host plant JAZ transcriptional repressors for degradation to activate the jasmonate pathway, thereby promoting bacterial pathogenesis by suppressing host defense responses.
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