Bioinformatic characterisation of genes encoding cell wall degrading enzymes in the Phytophthora parasitica genome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A critical aspect of plant infection by the majority of pathogens is penetration of the plant cell wall. This process requires the production and secretion of a broad spectrum of pathogen enzymes that target and degrade the many complex polysaccharides in the plant cell wall. As a necessary framework for a study of the expression of cell wall degrading enzymes (CWDEs) produced by the broad host range phytopathogen, Phytophthora parasitica, we have conducted an in-depth bioinformatics analysis of the entire complement of genes encoding CWDEs in this pathogen's genome.

Results

Our bioinformatic analysis indicates that 431 (2%) of the 20,825 predicted proteins encoded by the P. parasitica genome, are carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) involved in the degradation o

SUBMITTER: Blackman LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4176579 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature