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ArticleThe New phytologist2014

The small phytoplasma virulence effector SAP11 contains distinct domains required for nuclear targeting and CIN-TCP binding and destabilization.

Akiko Sugio, Allyson M MacLean, Saskia A Hogenhout

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Article in The New phytologist, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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65citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 130 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Akiko SugioCell and Developmental Biology, The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK.
Allyson M MacLeanCell and Developmental Biology, The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK.
Saskia A HogenhoutCell and Developmental Biology, The John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK.
John Innes Centre · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/G001928/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/K002848/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/J/000C0623
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phytoplasmas are insect-transmitted bacterial phytopathogens that secrete virulence effectors and induce changes in the architecture and defense response of their plant hosts. We previously demonstrated that the small (± 10 kDa) virulence effector SAP11 of Aster Yellows phytoplasma strain Witches' Broom (AY-WB) binds and destabilizes Arabidopsis CIN (CINCINNATA) TCP (TEOSINTE-BRANCHED, CYCLOIDEA, PROLIFERATION FACTOR 1 AND 2) transcription factors, resulting in dramatic changes in leaf morphogenesis and increased susceptibility to phytoplasma insect vectors. SAP11 contains a bipartite nuclear localization signal (NLS) that targets this effector to plant cell nuclei. To further understand how SAP11 functions, we assessed the involvement of SAP11 regions in TCP binding and destabilization using a series of mutants. SAP11 mutants lacking the entire N-terminal domain, including the NLS, interacted with TCPs but did not destabilize them. SAP11 mutants lacking the C-terminal domain were impaired in both binding and destabilization of TCPs. These SAP11 mutants did not alter leaf morphogenesis. A SAP11 mutant that did not accumulate in plant nuclei (SAP11ΔNLS-NES) was able to bind and destabilize TCP transcription factors, but instigated weaker changes in leaf morphogenesis than wild-type SAP11. Overall the results suggest that phytoplasma effector SAP11 has a modular organization in which at least three domains are required for efficient CIN-TCP destabilization in plants.

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Protein Sorting SignalsAmino Acid SequenceArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsBacterial ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCell NucleusMolecular Sequence DataMutationNuclear Export SignalsPhenotypePhytoplasmaPlant LeavesProtein BindingProtein StabilityProtein Structure, TertiaryArabidopsis ProteinsBacterial ProteinsCarrier ProteinsNuclear Export SignalsProtein Sorting Signalscoiled coileffectorhost targetmollicutesphytoplasmaplant developmentTCPvirulence

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PMID24552625
PMCPMC4235307
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