Dimerization of VirD2 binding protein is essential for Agrobacterium induced tumor formation in plants.

The Type IV Secretion System (T4SS) is the only bacterial secretion system known to translocate both DNA and protein substrates. The VirB/D4 system from Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a typical T4SS. It facilitates the bacteria to translocate the VirD2-T-DNA complex to the host cell cytoplasm. In addi...

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Main Authors: Abhilash Padavannil, Chacko Jobichen, Yang Qinghua, Jayaraman Seetharaman, Adrian Velazquez-Campoy, Liu Yang, Shen Q Pan, J Sivaraman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3953389?pdf=render