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The fas locus of the phytopathogen Rhodococcus fascians affects mitosis of tobacco BY‐2 cells
Author(s) -
Temmerman Wim,
Ritsema Tita,
Simón-Mateo Carmen,
Van Montagu Marc,
Mironov Vladimir,
Inzé Dirk,
Goethals Koen,
Holsters Marcelle
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02248-7
Subject(s) - mitosis , virulence , aphidicolin , biology , prophase , locus (genetics) , mitotic index , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , apoptosis , meiosis , gene , cell cycle
The effect of Rhodococcus fascians , the causal agent of leafy gall disease, on the mitotic behavior of synchronized tobacco Bright Yellow‐2 (BY‐2) cells was investigated. Incubation of aphidicolin‐synchronized BY‐2 cells with R. fascians cells specifically resulted in a broader mitotic index peak, an effect that was linked to an intact and expressed fas virulence locus. The obtained results pointed towards an effect of R. fascians on the prophase of mitosis. The relevance of these results to the virulence of the bacterium is discussed.