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dc.contributor.authorZhang, Xiaoxiao
dc.contributor.authorFarah, Nadya
dc.contributor.authorRolston, Laura
dc.contributor.authorEricsson, Daniel J
dc.contributor.authorCatanzariti, Ann-Maree
dc.contributor.authorBernoux, Maud
dc.contributor.authorVe, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorBendak, Katerina
dc.contributor.authorChen, Chunhong
dc.contributor.authorMackay, Joel P
dc.contributor.authorLawrence, Gregory J
dc.contributor.authorHardham, Adrienne
dc.contributor.authorEllis, Jeffrey G
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Simon J
dc.contributor.authorDodds, Peter N
dc.contributor.authorJones, David A
dc.contributor.authorKobe, Bostjan
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-05T00:38:38Z
dc.date.available2018-03-05T00:38:38Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn1464-6722
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/mpp.12597
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/370460
dc.description.abstractThe effector protein AvrP is secreted by the flax rust fungal pathogen (Melampsora lini) and recognized specifically by the flax (Linum usitatissimum) P disease resistance protein, leading to effector-triggered immunity. To investigate the biological function of this effector and the mechanisms of specific recognition by the P resistance protein, we determined the crystal structure of AvrP. The structure reveals an elongated zinc-finger-like structure with a novel interleaved zinc-binding topology. The residues responsible for zinc binding are conserved in AvrP effector variants and mutations of these motifs result in a loss of P-mediated recognition. The first zinc-coordinating region of the structure displays a positively charged surface and shows some limited similarities to nucleic acid-binding and chromatin-associated proteins. We show that the majority of the AvrP protein accumulates in the plant nucleus when transiently expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana cells, suggesting a nuclear pathogenic function. Polymorphic residues in AvrP and its allelic variants map to the protein surface and could be associated with differences in recognition specificity. Several point mutations of residues on the non-conserved surface patch result in a loss of recognition by P, suggesting that these residues are required for recognition.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley Online
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto14
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMolecular Plant Pathology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCrop and pasture production
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMicrobiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMicrobiology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPlant biology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3004
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3107
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode310799
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3108
dc.titleCrystal structure of the Melampsora lini effector AvrP reveals insights into a possible nuclear function and recognition by the flax disease resistance protein P
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorVe, Thomas


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