Odyssey of agrobacterium T-DNA.
Agrobacterium tumefaciens, a plant pathogen, is characterized by the unique feature of interkingdom DNA transfer. This soil bacterium is able to transfer a fragment of its DNA, called T-DNA (transferred DNA), to the plant cell where T-DNA is integrated into the plant genome leading to "genetic colonization" of the host. The fate of T-DNA, its processing, transfer and integration, resembles the journey of Odysseus, although our hero returns from its long trip in a slightly modified form.
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Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdańsk, Poland. ziemien@biotech.univ.gda.pl
D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D002633:Chemotaxis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal / Q000235:genetics; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology*; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000235:genetics*; D014774:Virulence
D004269:DNA, Bacterial