The Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato HrpW protein has domains similar to harpins and pectate lyases and can elicit the plant hypersensitive response and bind to pectate

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 5211-5217

  Charkowski, Amy O ^a   Alfano, James R ^a,c   Preston, Gail ^a,d   Yuan, Jing ^b   He, Sheng Yang ^b   Collmer, Alan ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HARPIN; PECTATE LYASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; DNA SEQUENCE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; TOMATO;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ERWINIA CAROTOVORA; ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI; NECTARIA HAEMATOCOCCA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM;

EID: 0031714923     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.19.5211-5217.1998     Document Type: Article

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