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Genetic analysis of the signal-sensing region of the histidine protein kinase VirA of Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
Molecular & general genetics : MGG - 1 Jul 2000
Toyoda-Yamamoto A, Shimoda N, Machida Y
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The membrane-bound sensor protein kinase VirA of Agrobacterium tumefaciens detects plant phenolic substances, which induce expression of vir genes that are essential for the formation of the crown gall tumor. VirA also responds to specific monosaccharides, which enhance vir expression. These sugars are sensed by the periplasmic domain of VirA that includes the region homologous to the chemoreceptor Trg, and the...
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