In silico comparative analysis of GGDEF and EAL domain signaling proteins from the Azospirillum genomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The cyclic-di-GMP (c-di-GMP) second messenger exemplifies a signaling system that regulates many bacterial behaviors of key importance; among them, c-di-GMP controls the transition between motile and sessile life-styles in bacteria. Cellular c-di-GMP levels in bacteria are regulated by the opposite enzymatic activities of diguanylate cyclases and phosphodiesterases, which are proteins that have GGDEF and EAL domains, respectively. Azospirillum is a genus of plant-growth-promoting bacteria, and members of this genus have beneficial effects in many agronomically and ecologically essential plants. These bacteria also inhabit aquatic ecosystems, and have been isolated from humus-reducing habitats. Bioinformatic and structural approaches were used to identify genes predicted

SUBMITTER: Mata AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5845226 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature