Derivative of plant phenolic compound inhibits the type III secretion system of Dickeya dadantii via HrpX/HrpY two-component signal transduction and Rsm systems

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 150-163

  Li, Yan ^a   Hutchins, William ^b   Wu, Xiaogang ^b   Liang, Cuirong ^c   Zhang, Chengfang ^c   Yuan, Xiaochen ^b   Khokhani, Devanshi ^b   Chen, Xin ^c   Che, Yizhou ^b   Wang, Qi ^a   Yang, Ching Hong ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Plant phenolic compound; Rsm system; T3SS inhibitor; Two component signal transduction system; Type III secretion system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICKEYA DADANTII; NEGIBACTERIA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

DRUG EFFECTS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; PHENOLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84921280594     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12168     Document Type: Article

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