Ti plasmid-specified chemotaxis of Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58C1 toward vir-inducing phenolic compounds and soluble factors from monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants.

AUTOR(ES)

Ashby, A M

RESUMO

Twelve phenolic compounds with related structures were analyzed for their ability to act as chemoattractants for Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58C1 and as inducers of the Ti plasmid virulence operons. The results divided the phenolic compounds into three groups: compounds that act as strong vir inducers and are chemoattractants for A. tumefaciens C58C1 harboring the nopaline Ti plasmid pDUB1003 delta 31, but not the isogenic cured strain; compounds that are at best weak vir inducers and are weak chemoattractants for Ti plasmid-harboring and cured A. tumefaciens C58C1; and compounds that are vir noninducers and are also nonattractants. A strong correlation between vir-inducing ability and Ti plasmid requirement for chemotaxis is thus established. In addition, chemical structure rules for vir induction and chemotaxis are outlined. Positive chemotaxis toward root and shoot homogenates from monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants was observed. At low extract concentrations, chemotaxis was enhanced by the presence of Ti plasmid. The chemoattractants do not derive from intact cell walls. Lack of attraction is not responsible for the apparent block to monocot transformation by A. tumefaciens.

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