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The periplasmic binding protein NrtT affects xantham gum production and pathogenesis in Xanthomonas citri

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Author(s):
Sampaio, Aline [1, 2] ; Pegos, Vanessa Rodrigues [2, 3] ; Oshiro, Elisa Emiko [4] ; Balan, Andrea [4]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Ciencias Biomed, Programa Interunidades Biotecnol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Ctr Pesquisas Energia & Mat CNPEM, Lab Nacl Biociencias LNBio, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, Inst Biol, Postgrad Program Genet & Mol Biol, Campinas, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Ciencias Biomed, Dept Microbiol, Av Prof Lineu Prestes 1374, Cidade Univ, BR-05508000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: FEBS OPEN BIO; v. 7, n. 10, p. 1499-1514, OCT 2017.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

In Xanthomonas citri, the bacterium that causes citrus canker, three ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are known to be dedicated to the uptake of sulfur compounds. In this work, using functional, biophysical and structural methods, we showed that NrtT, a periplasmic component of the ABC transporter NrtCB, is an alkanesulfonate-binding protein and that the deletion of the nrtT gene affected xantham gum synthesis, adhesion and biofilm production, similarly to the phenotype obtained in the X. citri ssuA-knockout strain, in which the alkanesulfonate-binding protein SsuA is absent. Although NrtA and SsuA share similar ligands, the function of these proteins is not complementary. These results emphasize that organic-sulfur sources are directly involved with bacterial infection in vivo and are needed for pathogenesis in X. citri. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/09172-9 - Structural and funcional characterization of the sulfate ABC transporter from Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri and related enzymes
Grantee:Andrea Balan Fernandes
Support type: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 11/22386-2 - Structural caracterization and functional analysis of nitrate/nitrite transporter ABC type of Xanthomonas axonopodis PV. citri
Grantee:Aline Sampaio Pinto
Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 11/20468-1 - Molecular mechanisms involved in pathogen adaptation and virulence, host resistance and symptom development in citrus-bacteria interactions
Grantee:Celso Eduardo Benedetti
Support type: Research Projects - Thematic Grants