title: Virulence factors are released in association with outer membrane vesicles of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato T1 during normal growth.
abstract: Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are released from Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato T1 (Pst T1) during their normal growth. These extracellular compartments are comprised of a complete set of biological macromolecules that includes proteins, lipids, lipopolysaccharides, etc. It is evident from proteomics analyses the OMVs of Pst T1 contain membrane- and virulence-associated proteins. In addition, OMVs of this organism are also associated with phytotoxin, coronatine. Therefore, OMVs of Pst T1 must play a significant role during pathogenicity to host plant. However, further studies are required whether these structures can serve as "vehicles" for the transport of virulence factors into the host membrane.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad-500 007, India.
authors.forename: Chiranjit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: Medicharla Venkata
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Jagannadham
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000382:microbiology; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D021381:Protein Transport / Q000502:physiology; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods; D044224:Pseudomonas syringae / Q000254:growth & development*; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors