Positive selection acting on a surface membrane protein of the plant-pathogenic phytoplasmas.
Phytoplasmas are plant-pathogenic bacteria that cause numerous diseases. This study shows a strong positive selection on the phytoplasma antigenic membrane protein (Amp). The ratio of nonsynonymous to synonymous substitutions was >1 with all the methods we tested. The clear positive selections imply an important biological role for Amp in host-bacterium interactions.
Kakizawa
Shigeyuki
S
Division of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
Oshima
Kenro
K
Jung
Hee-Young
HY
Suzuki
Shiho
S
Nishigawa
Hisashi
H
Arashida
Ryo
R
Miyata
Shin-Ichi
S
Ugaki
Masashi
M
Kishino
Hirohisa
H
Namba
Shigetou
S
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D045582:Phytoplasma / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D012641:Selection, Genetic
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins