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ArticleMolecular plant pathology2020

RpoN1 and RpoN2 play different regulatory roles in virulence traits, flagellar biosynthesis, and basal metabolism in Xanthomonas campestris.

Kaihuai Li, Guichun Wu, Yuling Liao, Quan Zeng, Haihong Wang, Fengquan Liu

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Article in Molecular plant pathology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kaihuai LiCollege of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Guichun WuInstitute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9520-7615
Yuling LiaoGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Quan ZengDepartment of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT, USA.
Haihong WangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Fengquan LiuCollege of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9325-1500
Nanjing Agricultural University · CNSouth China Agricultural University · CNConnecticut Agricultural Experiment Station · USJiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Homologous regulatory factors are widely present in bacteria, but whether homologous regulators synergistically or differentially regulate different biological functions remains mostly unknown. Here, we report that the homologous regulators RpoN1 and RpoN2 of the plant pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) play different regulatory roles with respect to virulence traits, flagellar biosynthesis, and basal metabolism. RpoN2 directly regulated Xcc fliC and fliQ to modulate flagellar synthesis in X. campestris, thus affecting the swimming motility of X. campestris. Mutation of rpoN2 resulted in reduced production of biofilms and extracellular polysaccharides in Xcc. These defects may together cause reduced virulence of the rpoN2 mutant against the host plant. Moreover, we demonstrated that RpoN1 could regulate branched-chain fatty acid production and modulate the synthesis of diffusible signal factor family quorum sensing signals. Although RpoN1 and RpoN2 are homologues, the regulatory roles and biological functions of these proteins were not interchangeable. Overall, our report provides new insights into the two different molecular roles that form the basis for the transcriptional specialization of RpoN homologues.

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BiofilmsFatty AcidsFlagellaGene DeletionPlantsRNA Polymerase Sigma 54Signal TransductionVirulenceXanthomonas campestrisFatty AcidsRNA Polymerase Sigma 54flagellar synthesissigma factor 54 RpoNvirulenceXanthomonas campestris pv. campestris

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PMID32281725
PMCPMC7280030
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