Plant genetic transformation heavily relies on the bacterial pathogen Agrobacterium
tumefaciens as a powerful tool to deliver genes of interest into a host plant. Inside the plant …

Agrobacterium tumefaciens and related Agrobacterium species have been known as plant
pathogens since the beginning of the 20th century. However, only in the past two decades …

▪ Abstract Much of plant physiology, growth, and development is controlled by the selective
removal of short-lived regulatory proteins. One important proteolytic pathway involves the …

Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, replicates as an
intracellular parasite of amoebae and persists in the environment as a free-living microbe …

Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation is the dominant technology used for the
production of genetically modified transgenic plants. Extensive research aimed at …

Agrobacterium tumefaciens causes tumour formation in plants. Plant signals induce in the
bacteria the expression of a range of virulence (Vir) proteins and the formation of a type IV …

The ubiquitin proteasome system is a key regulator of many biological processes in all
eukaryotes. This mechanism employs several types of enzymes, the most important of which …

The formation of symbiotic nitrogen-fixing nodules on the roots and/or stem of leguminous
plants involves a complex signal exchange between both partners. Since many …

Agrobacterium species genetically transform plants by transferring a region of plasmid DNA,
T-DNA, into host plant cells. The bacteria also transfer several virulence effector proteins. T …

Several human pathogens and the plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens use a type IV
secretion system for translocation of effector proteins into host cells. How effector proteins …