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| Author(s): |
Jonas Weissmann Gaiarsa
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB/SDI) |
| Defense date: | 2013-07-30 |
| Examining board members: |
Marie Anne van Sluys;
Marcos Silveira Buckeridge;
Shaker Chuck Farah;
Paulo Lee Ho;
Marilis do Valle Marques
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| Advisor: | Marie Anne van Sluys |
| Abstract | |
This study aims to understand the process of degradation of host plant cell walls by plant pathogens of the Xanthomonadaceae family. We created and perfected a technique for enumeration of genes related to the metabolism of polysaccharides, focusing on the distinction between those who act on components of plant cell wall and on other polysaccharides. The evolutionary history of this group of enzymes has been outlined through inferences about the relations of homology between the genes listed, their presence or absence in different genomes and comparison of mutation rates between groups of homologues. Moreover, we also attempted with this bioinformatics step and the next step, to enhance the annotation of these genes, many described as hypothetical or vague in the determination of its function. In the second part of the project development heterologous expression and enzymatic activity assays were made to validate the annotation of some of the genes identified. (AU) | |