• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.602-607
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• 2017

Segregation and condensation protein B (ScpB) is essential for replication and segregation in living organisms. Here, we reported the functions of ScpBXv (ScpB-like protein in Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria) using phenotypic and proteomic analyses. Growth of $Xcv{\Delta}scpBXv$ (ScpBXv knockout mutant) was reduced under both slow and fast growth conditions in rich medium, but comparable to this of the wild-type in plant-mimic conditions. Interestingly, the mutant was significantly less virulent than the wild-type in tomato, indicating that ScpBXv is involved in virulence. To investigate ScpBXv-associated mechanisms, comparative proteomic analyses were carried out and the abundance of 187 proteins was altered. Among them, diverse transcriptional regulators involved in biofilm formation and virulence were abundant in the wild-type. We further showed that biofilm formation of $Xcv{\Delta}scpBXv$ was reduced. This study provides new insights into the functions of ScpBXv in bacterial replication and biofilm formation, which may contribute to the virulence of Xcv.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2009

KLF01으로 명명된 세균이 토마토의 뿌리에서 분리 되었고 생화학적, 유전학적 검증을 통해 Lactobacillus sp.로 동종 되었다. In vitro 실험에서 식물성 세균인 Ralstonia solanacearum를 비롯하여, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri, Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, Eriwinia pyrifoliae, Eriwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora group에게도 저해 효과를 나타내는 것으로 확인되었다. 고추와 토마토를 이용한 in vivo 실험에서는 특히 R. solanacearum에 대해 대조구와 비교 시들음병의 진행을 저해하는 것으로 관찰되었다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.364-372
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• 2012

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae causing bacterial leaf blight disease in rice produces and secretes Hpa1 protein that belongs to harpin protein family. Previously it was reported that Hpa1 induced defense responses when it was produced in tobacco. In this study, we expressed hpa1 gene in rice and Arabidopsis to examine the effects of Hpa1 expression on disease resistance to both fungal and bacterial pathogens. Expression of hpa1 gene in rice enhanced disease resistance to both X. oryzae pv. oryzae and Magnaporthe grisea. Interestingly, individual transgenic rice plants could be divided into four groups, depending on responses to both pathogens. hpa1 expression in Arabidopsis also enhanced disease resistance to both Botrytis cineria and Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. To examine genes that are up-regulated in the transgenic rice plants after inoculation with X. oryzae pv. oryzae, known defense-related genes were assessed, and also microarray analysis with the Rice 5 K DNA chip was performed. Interestingly, expression of OsACS1 gene, which was found as the gene that showed the highest induction, was induced earlier and stronger than that in the wild type plant. These results indicate that hpa1 expression in the diverse plant species, including monocot and dicot, can enhance disease resistance to both fungal and bacterial plant pathogens.

• 한국식물병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물병리학회 1999년도 임시총회 및 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.40.1-40
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• 1999

• 한국식물병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물병리학회 1999년도 임시총회 및 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.61.1-61
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• 1999

• Mycobiology
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.311-318
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• 2015

Culture filtrates of six different edible mushroom species were screened for antimicrobial activity against tomato wilt bacteria Ralstonia solanacearum B3. Hericium erinaceus, Lentinula edodes (Sanjo 701), Grifola frondosa, and Hypsizygus marmoreus showed antibacterial activity against the bacteria. Water, n-butanol, and ethyl acetate extracts of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) of H. erinaceus exhibited high antibacterial activity against different phytopathogenic bacteria: Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, R. solanacearum, Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, X. campestris pv. campestris, X. axonopodis pv. vesicatoria, X. axonopodis pv. citiri, and X. axonopodis pv. glycine. Quantitative real-time PCR revealed that water extracts of SMS (WESMS) of H. erinaceus induced expressions of plant defense genes encoding ${\beta}$-1,3-glucanase (GluA) and pathogenesis-related protein-1a (PR-1a), associated with systemic acquired resistance. Furthermore, WESMS also suppressed tomato wilt disease caused by R. solanacearum by 85% in seedlings and promoted growth (height, leaf number, and fresh weight of the root and shoot) of tomato plants. These findings suggest the WESMS of H. erinaceus has the potential to suppress bacterial wilt disease of tomato through multiple effects including antibacterial activity, plant growth promotion, and defense gene induction.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.64-68
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• 2002

본 연구는 곤충 유전자를 이용한 항세균성 펩타이드 생산 및 농업용 소재로서의 응용에 관한 연구로서 항세균성 단백질 누에신 유전자를 베큘로 바이러스 발현계(BEVS)를 이용하여 곤충세포주에서 발현한 후 누에신 단백질의 농업용 소재로서의 가능성을 모색하기 위해 농작물을 가해하는 감자 고추의 무름병을 일으키는 Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum, 가지 및 고추의 풋마름병을 일으키는 Ralstonia solanacearum, 양송이 버섯의 세균성 갈색 무늬 병을 일으키는 Pseudomonas tolaasii 및 무와 배추의 검은썩음병을 일으키는 Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris 에 대해서 항세균 활성을 관찰하였다. 그 결과 Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum, Ralstonia solanacearum 및 Pseudomonas tolaasii에 대해 높은 활성을 나타내었으며 Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris에는 활성을 나타내지 않았다. Ion exchange 및 gel filtration chromatography 를 수행하여 약 20 kDa의 성숙 누에신 단백질을 순수 분리하여 pH 및 온도에 대한 안정성을 조사한 결과, pH 2~12 완충액에서 30분간 처리하였을 때에도 항세균 활성이 그대로 유지되었고 10$0^{\circ}C$에서 2시간 처리시에는 활성이 안정되었으며 4시간 처리시에도 80% 정도로 유지됨을 확인함으로써 누에신 단백질은 pH 및 온도에 대한 안정성이 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.143-151
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• 2008

To define the functions of the rpf genes in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), which regulates pathogenicity factors in Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc), marker-exchange mutants of each rpf gene were generated. When the mutants were inoculated on a susceptible cultivar, the lesion lengths caused by the rpfB, rpfC, rpfF, and rpfG mutants were significantly smaller than those caused by the wild type, whereas those caused by the rpfA, rpfD, and rpfI mutants were not. Several virulence determinants, including extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) production, xylanase production, and motility, were significantly decreased in the four mutants. However, the cellulase activity in the mutants was unchanged. Complementation of the rpfB and rpfC mutations restored the virulence and the expression of the virulence determinants. Expression analysis of 14 virulence genes revealed that the expression of genes related to EPS production (gumG and gumM), LPS (xanA, xanB, wxoD, and wxoC), phytase (phyA), xylanase (xynB), lipase (lipA), and motility (pitA) were reduced significantly in the mutants rpfB, rpfC, rpfF, and rpfG. In contrast, the expression of genes related to cellulase (eglxob, clsA), cellobiosidase (cbsA), and iron metabolism (fur) was unchanged. The results of this study clearly show that rpfB, rpfC, rpfF, and rpfG are important for the virulence of Xoo KACC10859, and that virulence genes are regulated differently by the Rpfs.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.63-67
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• 2002

To understand plant-pathogen interactions, a complete set of hot pepper genes differentially expressed against pathogen attack was isolated. As an initial step, hundreds of differentially expressed cDNAS were isolated from hot pepper leaves showing non-host resistance against bacterial plant pathogens (Xanthomonas campestris pv. glycines and Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae) using differential display reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (DDDRT-PCR) technique. Reverse Northern and Northern blot analyses revealed that 50% of those genes were differentially expressed in pepper loaves during non-host resistance response. Among them, independent genes without redundancy were micro-arrayed for further analysis. Random EST sequence database were also generated from various CDNA libraries including pepper tissue specific libraries and leaves showing non-host hypersensitive response against X. campestris pv. glycines. As a primary stage, thousands of cDNA clones were sequenced and EST data were analyzed. These clones are being spotted on glass slide to study the expression profiling. Results of this study may further broaden knowledge on plant-pathogen interactions.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.998-1000
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• 2003

This study was carried out to elucidate the mode of bacteriostatic property of xanthostatin (XS), a novel depsipeptide antibiotic with an N-acetylglycine side chain and selective antimicrobial activity against Xanthomonas spp. Two biotransformed XSs were isolated by the treatment of XS with the cell lysate of Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri, a solvent partition, preparative TLC, and HPLC. Structure determination of those two biotransformed XSs demonstrated deletion of the N-acetylglycine side chain. Noteworthily, they showed no antimicrobial activity against Xanthomonas spp. This result suggests that the N-acetylglycine side chain plays a critical role in the antimicrobial activity of XS, and that the bacteriostatic property of XS is due to susceptibility of the ester bond between the hexadepsipeptide nucleus and the N-acetylglycine side chain to hydrolytic enzyme(s) produced by Xanthomonas spp.