Co-Authors:
Rosen, R., Dept. of Molec. Microbiol./Biotech., George S. Wise Fac. of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
Matthysse, A.G., Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
Becher, D., Inst. Mikrobiol./Molekularbiologie, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Univ. Greifswald, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany
Biran, D., Dept. of Molec. Microbiol./Biotech., George S. Wise Fac. of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
Yura, T., University of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Hecker, M., Inst. Mikrobiol./Molekularbiologie, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Univ. Greifswald, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany
Ron, E.Z., Dept. of Molec. Microbiol./Biotech., George S. Wise Fac. of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
Abstract:
A proteome study of Agrobacterium tumefaciens exposed to plant roots demonstrated the existence of a plant-dependent stimulon. This stimulon was induced by exposure to cut roots and consists of at least 30 soluble proteins (pI 4-7), including several proteins whose involvement in agrobacteria-host interactions has not been previously reported. Exposure of the bacteria to tomato roots also resulted in modification of the proteins: Ribosomal Protein L19, GroEL, AttM, and ChvE, indicating the significance of protein modifications in the interactions of agrobacteria with plants. © 2003 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.