Abstract：
:Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) is the causal agent of black rot in crucifers. Our previous findings revealed that Xcc can degrade 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4-HBA) via the β-ketoadipate pathway. This present study expands on this knowledge in several ways. First, we show that infective Xcc cells induce in situ biosynthesis of 4-HBA in host plants, and Xcc can efficiently degrade 4-HBA via the pobA/pobR locus, which encodes a 4-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase and an AraC-family transcription factor respectively. Next, the transcription of pobA is specifically induced by 4-HBA and is positively regulated by PobR, which is constitutively expressed in Xcc. 4-HBA directly binds to PobR dimers, resulting in activation of pobA expression. Point mutation and subsequent isothermal titration calorimetry and size exclusion chromatography analysis identified nine key conserved residues required for 4-HBA binding and/or dimerization of PobR. Furthermore, overlapping promoters harboring fully overlapping -35 elements were identified between the divergently transcribed pobA and pobR. The 4-HBA/PobR dimer complex specifically binds to a 25-bp site, which encompasses the -35 elements shared by the overlapping promoters. Finally, GUS histochemical staining and subsequent quantitative assay showed that both pobA and pobR genes are transcribed during Xcc infection of Chinese radish, and the strain ΔpobR exhibited compromised virulence in Chinese radish. These findings suggest that the ability of Xcc to survive the 4-HBA stress might be important for its successful colonization of host plants.
journal_name
Mol Microbioljournal_title
Molecular microbiologyauthors
Chen B,Li RF,Zhou L,Qiu JH,Song K,Tang JL,He YWdoi
10.1111/mmi.14585subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-11-01 00:00:00pages
870-886issue
5eissn
0950-382Xissn
1365-2958journal_volume
114pub_type
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