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Pseudomonas syringae effector AvrE associates with plant membrane nanodomains and binds phosphatidylinositides in vitro

Xin, X.; Kinch, L.; Cai, B.; Paasch, B. C.; Kvitko, B.; Grishin, N. V.; He, S. Y.

2021-07-08 pathology
10.1101/2021.07.08.451616 bioRxiv
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Bacterial phytopathogens deliver effector proteins into host cells as key virulence weapons to cause disease. Extensive studies revealed diverse functions and biochemical properties of different effector proteins from pathogens. In this study, we show that the Pseudomonas syringae effector AvrE, the founding member of a broadly conserved and pathologically important bacterial effector family, binds to phosphatidylinositides (PIPs) in vitro and shares some properties with eukaryotic PROPPINs ({beta}-propellers that bind polyphosphoinositides). In planta pull down experiments with transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing AvrE revealed that AvrE is associated with several plant proteins including plasma membrane lipid-raft proteins. These results shed new light on the properties of a bacterial effector that is crucial for bacterial virulence in plants.

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