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Published on: February 19, 2019
The pathogenicity-associated regulators participating in the regulatory cascade for RaxSTAB and RaxX in Xanthomonas
Yanan Shao1, Guiyu Tang1, Jinye Zhang1
1National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
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The RaxX sulfopeptide, secreted via a type Ι secretion system, is crucial for activating XA21-mediated innate immunity in resistant rice lines bearing the XA21 receptor kinase. Certain pathogenicity-associated regulators that control the expression of the raxSTAB-raxX gene cluster have been functionally characterized, but the comprehensive regulatory cascade of RaxSTAB and RaxX in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) remains incompletely understood. Our investigation revealed that pathogenicity-associated regulators, including HrpG, HrpX, VemR, PhoR, and Clp, form a regulatory cascade governing the expression of the raxSTAB-raxX gene cluster. HrpG regulates the raxSTAB-raxX gene cluster transcription through the key regulator HrpX. VemR also participates in the transcription of the raxSTAB-raxX. The histidine kinase PhoR positively modulates raxSTAB-raxX expression, while the global regulator Clp directly binds the raxX promoter region to promote its transcription. These findings shed light on the intricate regulatory cascade of rax-related genes in Xoo, emphasizing the complex roles of pathogenicity-associated regulators within the pathogenic regulatory system.
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