Structure and function of pectic enzymes: virulence factors of plant pathogens.
The structure and function of Erwinia chrysanthemi pectate lysase C, a plant virulence factor, is reviewed to illustrate one mechanism of pathogenesis at the molecular level. Current investigative topics are discussed in this paper.
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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Herron
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Benen
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Scavetta
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Visser
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Jurnak
D004885:Erwinia / Q000201:enzymology*; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology*; D011096:Polygalacturonase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D011133:Polysaccharide-Lyases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D014774:Virulence
D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; C067959:rhamnogalacturonase A; D011096:Polygalacturonase; D011133:Polysaccharide-Lyases; C023911:pectate lyase