Type III-dependent translocation of the Xanthomonas AvrBs3 protein into the plant cell

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-23

  Szurek, Boris ^a,b   Rossier, Ombeline ^a,c   Hause, Gerd ^d   Bonas, Ulla ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT SCIENCES PARIS SACLAY IPS2   (France)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITÄT HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIRULENCE BS3 PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; HOST CELL; NONHUMAN; PEPPER; PLANT CELL; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAPSICUM; CELL NUCLEUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. VESICATORIA;

EID: 0036035474     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.03139.x     Document Type: Article

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