Involvement of Vitamin B6 Biosynthesis Pathways in the Insecticidal Activity of Photorhabdus luminescens.

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Photorhabdus luminescens is a Gram-negative entomopathogenic bacterium which symbiotically associates with the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora P. luminescens is highly virulent to many insects and nonsymbiotic nematodes, including Caenorhabditis elegans To understand the virulence mechanisms of P. luminescens, we obtained virulence-deficient and -attenuated mutants against C. elegans through a transposon-mutagenized library. From the genetic screening, we identified the pdxB gene, encoding erythronate-4-phosphate dehydrogenase, as required for de novo vitamin B6 biosynthesis. Mutation in pdxB caused growth deficiency of P. luminescens in nutrient-poor medium, which was restored under nutrient-rich conditions or by supplementation with pyridoxal 5'

SUBMITTER: Sato K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4959155 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature