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Requirement of a mip-like gene for virulence in the phytopathogenic bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris.

Macrophage infectivity potentiators ( Mips) are FKBP domain-containing proteins reported as virulence factors in several human pathogens, such as members of genera Legionella, Salmonella and Chlamydia. The putative peptidylprolyl cis-trans isomerase ( PPIase) encoded by XC2699 of the plant bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris 8004 exhibits a 49% similarity at the amino-acid level to the Mip protein of Legionella pneumophila. This mip-like gene, XC2699, was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and the purified (His)6-tagged Mip-like protein encoded by XC2699 exhibited a PPIase activity specifically inhibited by FK-506. A mutation in the mip-like gene XC2699 led to significant reductions in virulence and replication capacity in the host plant Chinese radish ( Raphanus sativus L. var. radiculus Pers.). Furthermore, the production of exopolysaccharide and the activity of extracellular proteases, virulence factors of X. campestris pv. campestris, were significantly decreased in the mip-like mutant. These results reveal that the mip-like gene is involved in the pathogenesis of X. campestris pv. campestris through an effect on the production of these virulence factors.[1]

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  1. Requirement of a mip-like gene for virulence in the phytopathogenic bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. Zang, N., Tang, D.J., Wei, M.L., He, Y.Q., Chen, B., Feng, J.X., Xu, J., Gan, Y.Q., Jiang, B.L., Tang, J.L. Mol. Plant Microbe Interact. (2007)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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