Xanthomonas AvrBs3 Family-Type III Effectors: Discovery and Function

J Boch, U Bonas - Annual review of phytopathology, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Xanthomonads are bacterial plant pathogens that cause diseases on many plant species,
including important crops. Key to pathogenicity of most Xanthomonas pathovars is a Hrp …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and mechanism of the RNA polymerase II transcription machinery

AC Schier, DJ Taatjes - Genes & development, 2020 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Abstract RNA polymerase II (Pol II) transcribes all protein-coding genes and many
noncoding RNAs in eukaryotic genomes. Although Pol II is a complex, 12-subunit enzyme, it …

Distinct structural features of TFAM drive mitochondrial DNA packaging versus transcriptional activation

HB Ngo, GA Lovely, R Phillips, DC Chan - Nature communications, 2014 - nature.com
TFAM (transcription factor A, mitochondrial) is a DNA-binding protein that activates
transcription at the two major promoters of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)—the light strand …

The mitochondrial transcription and packaging factor Tfam imposes a U-turn on mitochondrial DNA

HB Ngo, JT Kaiser, DC Chan - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2011 - nature.com
Tfam (transcription factor A, mitochondrial), a DNA-binding protein with tandem high-mobility
group (HMG)-box domains, has a central role in the expression, maintenance and …

Host and Pathogen Factors Controlling the Rice-Xanthomonas oryzae Interaction

FF White, B Yang - Plant physiology, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Rice (Oryza sativa) cultivation represents a world laboratory for investigation into bacterial
diseases of rice, in particular, and host-parasite interactions, in general, at the molecular …

Microcavity-enhanced fluorescence energy transfer from quantum dot excited whispering gallery modes to acceptor dye nanoparticles

S Jana, X Xu, A Klymchenko, A Reisch, T Pons - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Whispering gallery mode (WGM) microcavities are emerging as potential candidates in the
field of biosensing applications, as their resonance wavelengths shift with changes in the …

Natural variations of TFIIAγ gene and LOB1 promoter contribute to citrus canker disease resistance in Atalantia buxifolia

X Tang, X Wang, Y Huang, L Ma, X Jiang, MJ Rao… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Citrus canker caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc) is one of the most devastating
diseases in citrus industry worldwide. Most citrus cultivars such as sweet orange are …

The RNA polymerase II preinitiation complex: through what pathway is the complex assembled?

DS Luse - Transcription, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The general transcription factors required for the assembly of the RNA polymerase II
preinitiation complex at TATA-dependent promoters are well known. However, recent …

Tuning the transcriptional activity of the CaMV 35s promoter in plants by single-nucleotide changes in the TATA box

SC Amack, SS Ferreira, MS Antunes - ACS Synthetic Biology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Synthetic biology uses genetically encoded devices and circuits to implement novel complex
functions in living cells and organisms. A hallmark of these genetic circuits is the interaction …

Alternate roles of sox transcription factors beyond transcription initiation

Y Zhang, L Hou - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sox proteins are known as crucial transcription factors for many developmental processes
and for a wide range of common diseases. They were believed to specifically bind and bend …