The twin arginine protein transport pathway exports multiple virulence proteins in the plant pathogen Streptomyces scabies

Joshi, Madhumita V., Mann, Stefan G., Antelmann, Haike, Widdick, David A., Fyans, Joanna K., Chandra, Govind, Hutchings, Matthew I., Toth, Ian, Hecker, Michael, Loria, Rosemary and Palmer, Tracy (2010) The twin arginine protein transport pathway exports multiple virulence proteins in the plant pathogen Streptomyces scabies. Molecular Microbiology, 77 (1). pp. 252-271. ISSN 0950-382X

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Abstract

Summary Streptomyces scabies is one of a group of organisms that causes the economically important disease potato scab. Analysis of the S. scabies genome sequence indicates that it is likely to secrete many proteins via the twin arginine protein transport (Tat) pathway, including several proteins whose coding sequences may have been acquired through horizontal gene transfer and share a common ancestor with proteins in other plant pathogens. Inactivation of the S. scabies Tat pathway resulted in pleiotropic phenotypes including slower growth rate and increased permeability of the cell envelope. Comparison of the extracellular proteome of the wild type and DeltatatC strains identified 73 predicted secretory proteins that were present in reduced amounts in the tatC mutant strain, and 47 Tat substrates were verified using a Tat reporter assay. The DeltatatC strain was almost completely avirulent on Arabidopsis seedlings and was delayed in attaching to the root tip relative to the wild-type strain. Genes encoding 14 candidate Tat substrates were individually inactivated, and seven of these mutants were reduced in virulence compared with the wild-type strain. We conclude that the Tat pathway secretes multiple proteins that are required for full virulence.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Molecular Microbiology
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Organisms and the Environment
Depositing User: Matthew Hutchings
Date Deposited: 12 Sep 2011 08:39
Last Modified: 15 May 2023 23:56
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/27311
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07206.x

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