Assembly of the VirB transport complex for DNA transfer from Agrobacteriumtumefaciens to plant cells

Authors
Zupan, JR Ward, D Zambryski, P
Citation
Jr. Zupan et al., Assembly of the VirB transport complex for DNA transfer from Agrobacteriumtumefaciens to plant cells, CURR OPIN M, 1(6), 1998, pp. 649-655
Citations number
50
Categorie Soggetti
Biotecnology & Applied Microbiology",Microbiology
Journal title
CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
13695274 → ACNP
Volume
1
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
649 - 655
Database
ISI
SICI code
1369-5274(199812)1:6<649:AOTVTC>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The VirB transporter is a type IV secretion system that mediates the geneti c transformation of plant cells by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Assembly of t his transporter depends on, first, formation of a VirB7/B9 complex that sta bilizes many of the VirB proteins, second, formation of a virulence-specifi c pilus composed primarily of VirB2 and VirB5, and, third, post-translation al processing of VirB1 and VirB2.