Identification of a virB10 protein aggregate in the inner membrane of Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
AUTOR(ES)
Ward, J E
RESUMO
Products of the virB operon are proposed components of a membrane-associated T-DNA transport apparatus in Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Here we identified the virB10 gene product and raised specific antiserum to the protein. While the virB10 reading frame contains two potential ATG translation start sites located 32 codons apart, we found that only the downstream ATG was required for efficient VirB10 synthesis. Cellular localization studies and analysis of translational fusions with the Escherichia coli alkaline phosphatase gene (phoA) indicated that VirB10 was anchored in the inner membrane and contained a periplasmic domain. This work also demonstrated the utility of alkaline phosphatase as a reporter for secreted proteins in A. tumefaciens. Several high-molecular-weight forms of VirB10 were observed after treatment of A. tumefaciens whole cells or inner membranes with protein cross-linking agents, suggesting that VirB10 exists as a native oligomer or forms an aggregate with other membrane proteins. These results provide the first biochemical evidence that a VirB protein complex is membrane associated in A. tumefaciens.
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