Characterization of the Erwinia chrysanthemi gan locus involved in galactan catabolism

Autor: Anne-France Prouvost, Aurélie Delangle, Jean-Pierre Bohin, Virginie Cogez, Jean-Marie Lacroix, Nicole Hugouvieux Cotte-Pattat
Přispěvatelé: Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle UMR 8576 (UGSF), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Microbiologie, adaptation et pathogénie (MAP), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle - UMR 8576 (UGSF), Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of Bacteriology
Journal of Bacteriology, American Society for Microbiology, 2007, 189 (19), pp.7053-7061. ⟨10.1128/JB.00845-07⟩
Journal of Bacteriology, 2007, 189 (19), pp.7053-7061. ⟨10.1128/JB.00845-07⟩
ISSN: 0021-9193
1098-5530
Popis: β-1,4-Galactan is a major component of the ramified regions of pectin. Analysis of the genome of the plant pathogenic bacteria Erwinia chrysanthemi revealed the presence of a cluster of eight genes encoding proteins potentially involved in galactan utilization. The predicted transport system would comprise a specific porin GanL and an ABC transporter made of four proteins, GanFGK 2 . Degradation of galactans would be catalyzed by the periplasmic 1,4-β-endogalactanase GanA, which released oligogalactans from trimer to hexamer. After their transport through the inner membrane, oligogalactans would be degraded into galactose by the cytoplasmic 1,4-β-exogalactanase GanB. Mutants affected for the porin or endogalactanase were unable to grow on galactans, but they grew on galactose and on a mixture of galactotriose, galactotetraose, galactopentaose, and galactohexaose. Mutants affected for the periplasmic galactan binding protein, the transporter ATPase, or the exogalactanase were only able to grow on galactose. Thus, the phenotypes of these mutants confirmed the functionality of the gan locus in transport and catabolism of galactans. These mutations did not affect the virulence of E. chrysanthemi on chicory leaves, potato tubers, or Saintpaulia ionantha , suggesting an accessory role of galactan utilization in the bacterial pathogeny.
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