Gene_locus Report for: xanax-XAC2907 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) hypothetical protein xac2907
Relationship
(Below N is a link to NCBI taxonomic web page and E link to ESTHER at designed phylum.) > cellular organisms: N E > Bacteria: N E > Proteobacteria: N E > Gammaproteobacteria: N E > Xanthomonadales: N E > Xanthomonadaceae: N E > Xanthomonas: N E > Xanthomonas axonopodis: N E
5_AlphaBeta_hydrolase :
xanax-XAC2981 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) hypothetical protein xac2981 .
6_AlphaBeta_hydrolase :
xanax-Q8PQP0 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) hydrolase ,
xanax-XAC0372 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) and Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) hydrolase ,
xanax-XAC0874 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) and Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) hydrolase ,
xanax-XAC0916 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) hydrolase ,
xanax-XAC2126 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) hypothetical protein xac2126 ,
xanax-XAC3053 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) hypothetical protein xac3053 ,
xanax-XAC3152 Xanthomonas axonopodis; Xanthomonas campestris; Xanthomonas oryzae; hypothetical protein xac3152 ,
xanax-XAC3674 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) hypothetical protein xac3674 ,
xanax-XAC3770 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) hypothetical protein xac3770 ,
xanax-XAC3999 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) and Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) hypothetical protein xac3999 ,
xanax-XAC4221 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) and Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) hydrolase .
A85-EsteraseD-FGH :
xanax-XAC0736 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas oryzae, Xanthomonas, Xanthomonas fuscans, esterase .
A85-Feruloyl-Esterase :
xanax-XAC4316 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas perforans hypothetical protein xac4316 .
A85-IroE-IroD-Fes-Yiel :
xanax-XAC3619 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) (strain 306) hypothetical protein xac3619 .
abh_upf0017 :
xanax-XAC0198 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas gardneri, Xanthomonas vesicatoria, Xanthomonas perforans, Xanthomonas fuscans, hypothetical protein xac0198 .
AlphaBeta_hydrolase :
xanax-XAC1591 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) hypothetical protein xac1591 ,
xanax-XAC3037 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) and Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) hydrolase .
Atu1826-like :
xanax-XAC0279 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri); Xanthomonas fuscans subsp.; Xanthomonas citri hypothetical protein xac0279 .
BD-FAE :
xanax-XAC2393 Xanthomonas axonopodis; Xanthomonas campestris; Xanthomonas fuscans XAC2393 gene ,
xanax-XYNB Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, Xanthomonas fuscans subsp. aurantifolii, xylanase .
BioH :
xanax-BIOH Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri)Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) biotin biosynthesis protein .
Carboxymethylbutenolide_lactonase :
xanax-CATD Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas perforans, Xanthomonas fuscans, b-ketoadipate enol-lactone hydrolase .
Carboxypeptidase_S10 :
xanax-XAC1713 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas fuscans, Xanthomonas perforans, Xanthomonas gardneri, carboxypeptidase-related protein .
Carb_B_Bacteria :
xanax-estA1 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas fuscans, Xanthomonas vesicatoria, Xanthomonas perforans, Xanthomonas gardneri, Xanthomonas citri, Xanthomonas vasicola, Xanthomonas campestris pv. viticola estA1 gene ,
xanax-XAC1213 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas fuscans, Xanthomonas vesicatori, Xanthomonas perforans, Xanthomonas gardneri, Xanthomonas citri , carboxylesterase ,
xanax-XAC3315 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas fuscans, Xanthomonas vesicatoria, Xanthomonas perforans, Xanthomonas gardneri, Xanthomonas citri, XAC3315 gene .
Cocaine_esterase :
xanax-GAA Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris (Xanthomonas citri), Xanthomonas oryzae, Xanthomonas fuscans, Xanthomonas gardneri,Xanthomonas perforans, glutaryl-7-aca acylase.
DPP4N_Peptidase_S9 :
xanax-XAC0591 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) and Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, X. fuscans subsp. aurantifoliiX. perforans, X. gardneri, dipeptidyl peptidase IV ,
xanax-XAC2532 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri), Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, Xanthomonas fuscans subsp. aurantifolii, Xanthomonas perforans, peptidase ,
xanax-XAC2541 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas fuscans, Xanthomonas perforans, peptidase ,
xanax-XAC4046 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) and Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, Xanthomonas fuscans subsp. aurantifolii, Xanthomonas perforans, dipeptidyl peptidase IV ,
xanax-XAC4106 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) and Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, X. fuscans subsp. aurantifolii, X. vesicatoria, X. perforans, X. gardneri, dipeptidyl peptidase .
Epoxide_hydrolase :
xanax-PCAD Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) and Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) beta-ketoadipate enol-lactone hydrolase .
Fungal-Bact_LIP :
xanax-XAC0501 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) hypothetical protein xac0501 .
Glutamyl_Peptidase_S9 :
xanax-XAC0805 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas fuscans, Xanthomonas vesicatoria, Xanthomonas gardneri; Xanthomonas perforans, hypothetical protein xac0805 .
Haloalkane_dehalogenase-HLD1 :
xanax-DHAA Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) Xanthomonas campestris (pv. campestris (strains 8004; B100; 85-10; vesicatoria ATCC 35937), pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10)) haloalkane dehalogenase HLDIII .
Haloperoxidase :
xanax-CPO Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria non-heme chloroperoxidase ,
xanax-XAC0319 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) chloroperoxidase .
Homoserine_transacetylase :
xanax-META Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) homoserine o-acetyltransferase ,
xanax-METX Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri)Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) homoserine o-acetyltransferase .
Hormone-sensitive_lipase_like :
xanax-XAC0375 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri)Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) lipase .
Lipase_3 :
xanax-XAC0574 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) hypothetical protein xac0574 ,
xanax-XAC2990 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, Xanthomonas perforans hypothetical protein xac2990 ,
xanax-XAC3173 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) hypothetical protein xac3173 .
LipSM54-like_FamXVI :
xanax-XAC0753 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas fuscans, Xanthomonas gardneri, hypothetical protein xac0753 .
LYsophospholipase_carboxylesterase :
xanax-XAC0619 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria Xanthomonas perforans, Xanthomonas fuscans subsp. aurantifolii carboxylesterase .
Monoglyceridelipase_lysophospholip :
xanax-XAC0515 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas perforans, Xanthomonas fuscans, hypothetical protein xac0515, xcc0500 .
PHA_synth_III_C :
xanax-PHBC Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) poly (3-hydroxybutyric acid) synthase .
PHB_depolymerase_PhaZ :
xanac-q8pmm6 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) poly-beta-hydroxyalkanoate phb depolymerase .
Proline_iminopeptidase :
xanax-XAC2987 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas fuscans,; Xanthomonas perforans, Xanthomonas citri, proline imino-peptidase ,
xanax-XAC3371 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas fuscans, Xanthomonas citri, Xanthomonas hortorum, proline imino-peptidase ,
xanax-XAC4055 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas fuscans, Xanthomonas perforans, Xanthomonas oryzae, Xanthomonas citri Proline iminopeptidase .
Prolyl_oligopeptidase_S9 :
xanax-XAC0262 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas vesicatoria dipeptidyl aminopeptidase ,
xanax-XAC1200 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) and Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (strain 85-10) prolyl oligopeptidase family protein ,
xanax-XAC3967 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) hydrolase .
S9N_PPCE_Peptidase_S9 :
xanax-XAC0628 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas oryzae, Xanthomonas fuscans, Xanthomonas vesicatoria, Xanthomonas perforans, Xanthomonas gardneri, prolyl oligopeptidase .
S9N_PREPL_Peptidase_S9 :
xanax-PTRB Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas oryzae, Xanthomonas fuscans, Xanthomonas vesicatoria, Xanthomonas perforans, protease II .
Thioesterase :
xanax-ENTF2 Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas fuscans, Xanthomonas perforans, atp-dependent serine activating enzyme. from aa 960 thioesterase module .
UCP037442 :
xanax-XAC1752 Xanthomonas axonopodis (pv. citri) Xanthomonas fuscans subsp. aurantifolii str. ICPB 11122 ICPB 10535 hypothetical protein xac1752 .
VirJ :
xanax-ACVB Xanthomonas axonopodis; Xanthomonas campestris; Xanthomonas axonopodis virulence protein type IV secretion system virj-like protein ,
xanax-Q8PMQ8 Xanthomonas axonopodis; Xanthomonas campestris; X. citri; X. perforans; X. vasicola; X. euvesicatoria; X. fuscans secretion system virj-like protein
Molecular evidence
Database
No mutation No structure No kinetic No Substrate No inhibitor
Sequence
Graphical view for this peptide sequence: xanax-XAC2907 Colored MSA for Dienelactone_hydrolase (raw)
MIGVLASLAFPAAAAMQAKPLEWKIGKDTYSGVLVYDDAGDAKRPGLVMV
PNWRGVNDSAVSKAKQLAGDDYVVLVADVYGKGKRPANDSEAGQFAGALK
KDPPELRARALKAVEVLKAQAGKAPLDAARIGAVGFCFGGTTVLELVRSG
AQLAGVVSLHGGIATPSPAAAGSAKTPLLVLNGADDKSVSKADIAAFETE
MNAAGADWQFVNFSGAVHCFAEADANSPPGCLYNPRAAKRAYRMLGDFFE
ERFGQ
Legend
This sequence has been compared to family alignement (MSA)
red => minority aminoacid
blue => majority aminoacid
color intensity => conservation rate
title => sequence position(MSA position)aminoacid rate
Catalytic site
Catalytic site in the MSA
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References
Title: Insights into genome plasticity and pathogenicity of the plant pathogenic bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria revealed by the complete genome sequence
Thieme F , Koebnik R , Bekel T , Berger C , Boch J , Buttner D , Caldana C , Gaigalat L , Goesmann A and Kaiser O <19 more author(s)>
Thieme F , Koebnik R , Bekel T , Berger C , Boch J , Buttner D , Caldana C , Gaigalat L , Goesmann A , Kay S , Kirchner O , Lanz C , Linke B , McHardy AC , Meyer F , Mittenhuber G , Nies DH , Niesbach-Klosgen U , Patschkowski T , Ruckert C , Rupp O , Schneiker S , Schuster SC , Vorholter FJ , Weber E , Puhler A , Bonas U , Bartels D , Kaiser O (- 19)
Ref: Journal of Bacteriology, 187 :7254, 2005 : PubMed Abstract ESTHER: Thieme_2005_J.Bacteriol_187_7254 PubMedSearch: Thieme 2005 J.Bacteriol 187 7254 PubMedID: 16237009 Gene_locus related to this paper: xanac-q8pmm6 ,
xanax-ACVB ,
xanax-BIOH ,
xanax-CATD ,
xanax-CPO ,
xanax-DHAA ,
xanax-ENTF2 ,
xanax-GAA ,
xanax-META ,
xanax-METX ,
xanax-PCAD ,
xanax-PHBC ,
xanax-PTRB ,
xanax-Q8PMQ8 ,
xanax-XAC0198 ,
xanax-XAC0262 ,
xanax-XAC0319 ,
xanax-XAC0372 ,
xanax-XAC0375 ,
xanax-XAC0515 ,
xanax-XAC0574 ,
xanax-XAC0591 ,
xanax-XAC0619 ,
xanax-XAC0628 ,
xanax-XAC0736 ,
xanax-XAC0753 ,
xanax-XAC0805 ,
xanax-XAC0874 ,
xanax-XAC1200 ,
xanax-XAC1213 ,
xanax-XAC1713 ,
xanax-XAC2532 ,
xanax-XAC2541 ,
xanax-XAC2907 ,
xanax-XAC2981 ,
xanax-XAC2990 ,
xanax-XAC3037 ,
xanax-XAC3053 ,
xanax-XAC3152 ,
xanax-XAC3770 ,
xanax-XAC3999 ,
xanax-XAC4046 ,
xanax-XAC4055 ,
xanax-XAC4106 ,
xanax-XAC4221 ,
xanax-XAC4316 ,
xanax-XYNB ,
xanc5-q3bqi2 ,
xanc5-q3bst4 ,
xanc5-q3btn4 ,
xanc5-q3bup9 ,
xanc5-q3byx0 ,
xanca-estA1 ,
xanca-impep ,
xanca-XCC1105 ,
xanca-XCC2285 ,
xanca-XCC2566 ,
xanca-XCC2722 ,
xanca-XCC3164 ,
xanca-XCC3555 ,
xanor-q5h3e8 Abstract
The gram-negative plant-pathogenic bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria is the causative agent of bacterial spot disease in pepper and tomato plants, which leads to economically important yield losses. This pathosystem has become a well-established model for studying bacterial infection strategies. Here, we present the whole-genome sequence of the pepper-pathogenic Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria strain 85-10, which comprises a 5.17-Mb circular chromosome and four plasmids. The genome has a high G+C content (64.75%) and signatures of extensive genome plasticity. Whole-genome comparisons revealed a gene order similar to both Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri and Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris and a structure completely different from Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. A total of 548 coding sequences (12.2%) are unique to X. campestris pv. vesicatoria. In addition to a type III secretion system, which is essential for pathogenicity, the genome of strain 85-10 encodes all other types of protein secretion systems described so far in gram-negative bacteria. Remarkably, one of the putative type IV secretion systems encoded on the largest plasmid is similar to the Icm/Dot systems of the human pathogens Legionella pneumophila and Coxiella burnetii. Comparisons with other completely sequenced plant pathogens predicted six novel type III effector proteins and several other virulence factors, including adhesins, cell wall-degrading enzymes, and extracellular polysaccharides.
         Title: Comparison of the genomes of two Xanthomonas pathogens with differing host specificities
da Silva ACR , Ferro JA , Reinach FC , Farah CS , Furlan LR , Quaggio RB , Monteiro-Vitorello CB , Van Sluys MA , Almeida Jr NF and Kitajima JP <55 more author(s)>
da Silva ACR , Ferro JA , Reinach FC , Farah CS , Furlan LR , Quaggio RB , Monteiro-Vitorello CB , Van Sluys MA , Almeida Jr NF , Alves LMC , do Amaral AM , Bertolini MC , Camargo LEA , Camarotte G , Cannavan F , Cardozo J , Chambergo F , Ciapina LP , Cicarelli RMB , Coutinho LL , Cursino-Santos JR , El-Dorry H , Faria JB , Ferreira AJS , Ferreira RCC , Ferro MIT , Formighieri EF , Franco MC , Greggio CC , Gruber A , Katsuyama AM , Kishi LT , Leite JrRP , Lemos EGM , Lemos MVF , Locali EC , Machado MA , Madeira AMBN , Martinez-Rossi NM , Martins EC , Meidanis J , Menck CFM , Miyaki CY , Moon DH , Moreira LM , Novo MTM , Okura VK , Oliveira MC , Oliveira VR , Pereira Jr HA , Rossi A , Sena JAD , Silva C , de Souza RF , Spinola LAF , Takita MA , Tamura RE , Teixeira EC , Tezza RID , Trindade dos Santos M , Truffi D , Tsai SM , White FF , Setubal JC , Kitajima JP (- 55)
Ref: Nature, 417 :459, 2002 : PubMed Abstract ESTHER: da Silva_2002_Nature_417_459 PubMedSearch: da Silva 2002 Nature 417 459 PubMedID: 12024217 Gene_locus related to this paper: xanac-q8phx9 ,
xanac-q8pmm6 ,
xanax-ACVB ,
xanax-BIOH ,
xanax-CATD ,
xanax-CPO ,
xanax-DHAA ,
xancp-OleB ,
xanax-ENTF2 ,
xanax-estA1 ,
xanax-GAA ,
xanax-META ,
xanax-METX ,
xanax-PCAD ,
xanax-PHBC ,
xanax-PTRB ,
xanax-Q8PMQ8 ,
xanax-Q8PQP0 ,
xanax-XAC0198 ,
xanax-XAC0262 ,
xanax-XAC0279 ,
xanax-XAC0319 ,
xanax-XAC0372 ,
xanax-XAC0375 ,
xanax-XAC0501 ,
xanax-XAC0515 ,
xanax-XAC0574 ,
xanax-XAC0591 ,
xanax-XAC0619 ,
xanax-XAC0628 ,
xanax-XAC0736 ,
xanax-XAC0753 ,
xanax-XAC0805 ,
xanax-XAC0874 ,
xanax-XAC0916 ,
xanax-XAC1200 ,
xanax-XAC1213 ,
xanax-XAC1591 ,
xanax-XAC1713 ,
xanax-XAC1752 ,
xanax-XAC2126 ,
xanax-XAC2393 ,
xanax-XAC2532 ,
xanax-XAC2541 ,
xanax-XAC2907 ,
xanax-XAC2981 ,
xanax-XAC2987 ,
xanax-XAC2990 ,
xanax-XAC3037 ,
xanax-XAC3053 ,
xanax-XAC3152 ,
xanax-XAC3173 ,
xanax-XAC3315 ,
xanax-XAC3371 ,
xanax-XAC3619 ,
xanax-XAC3674 ,
xanax-XAC3770 ,
xanax-XAC3967 ,
xanax-XAC3999 ,
xanax-XAC4046 ,
xanax-XAC4055 ,
xanax-XAC4106 ,
xanax-XAC4221 ,
xanax-XAC4316 ,
xanax-XYNB ,
xanca-acvB ,
xanca-BIOH ,
xanca-CATD ,
xanca-CPO ,
xanca-estA1 ,
xanca-impep ,
xanca-META ,
xanca-METX ,
xanca-PCAD ,
xanca-PHBC ,
xanca-Q8PB04 ,
xanca-W78 ,
xanca-XCC0080 ,
xanca-XCC0180 ,
xanca-XCC0243 ,
xanca-XCC0260 ,
xanca-XCC0266 ,
xanca-XCC0372 ,
xanca-XCC0375 ,
xanca-XCC0753 ,
xanca-XCC0757 ,
xanca-XCC0800 ,
xanca-XCC0843 ,
xanca-XCC1105 ,
xanca-XCC1541 ,
xanca-XCC1734 ,
xanca-XCC2285 ,
xanca-XCC2374 ,
xanca-XCC2397 ,
xanca-XCC2405 ,
xanca-XCC2566 ,
xanca-XCC2722 ,
xanca-XCC2737 ,
xanca-XCC2811 ,
xanca-XCC2817 ,
xanca-XCC2854 ,
xanca-XCC2869 ,
xanca-XCC2957 ,
xanca-XCC3028 ,
xanca-XCC3164 ,
xanca-XCC3219 ,
xanca-XCC3296 ,
xanca-XCC3300 ,
xanca-XCC3308 ,
xanca-XCC3320 ,
xanca-XCC3514 ,
xanca-XCC3548 ,
xanca-XCC3555 ,
xanca-XCC3623 ,
xanca-XCC3885 ,
xanca-XCC3915 ,
xanca-XCC3961 ,
xanca-XCC3970 ,
xanca-XCC4016 ,
xanca-XCC4096 ,
xanca-XCC4180 ,
xanca-XYNB ,
xanca-XYNB2 ,
xancb-b0rq23 ,
xancp-q8pax3 ,
xancp-y2094 Abstract
The genus Xanthomonas is a diverse and economically important group of bacterial phytopathogens, belonging to the gamma-subdivision of the Proteobacteria. Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri (Xac) causes citrus canker, which affects most commercial citrus cultivars, resulting in significant losses worldwide. Symptoms include canker lesions, leading to abscission of fruit and leaves and general tree decline. Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) causes black rot, which affects crucifers such as Brassica and Arabidopsis. Symptoms include marginal leaf chlorosis and darkening of vascular tissue, accompanied by extensive wilting and necrosis. Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris is grown commercially to produce the exopolysaccharide xanthan gum, which is used as a viscosifying and stabilizing agent in many industries. Here we report and compare the complete genome sequences of Xac and Xcc. Their distinct disease phenotypes and host ranges belie a high degree of similarity at the genomic level. More than 80% of genes are shared, and gene order is conserved along most of their respective chromosomes. We identified several groups of strain-specific genes, and on the basis of these groups we propose mechanisms that may explain the differing host specificities and pathogenic processes.
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