Cloning and identification of opa22, a new gene involved in nodule formation by Mesorhizobium huakuii |
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Authors: | Cheng Guo Jun Li You Guo Zhou Jun Chu |
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Affiliation: | State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China. |
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Abstract: | Using Tn5-sacB insertion mutagenesis, 3000 mutants were obtained from Mesorhizobium huakuii 7653R. Eight nodulation-defective mutants were screened by plant nodulation experiments. The DNA sequences of the contiguous region from the Tn5 insertion site were determined by thermal asymmetric interlaced PCR. A new gene was cloned and designated opa22, as judged from its structural and functional homology. Sequence analysis indicated that opa22 was composed of 774 nucleotides and encoded a protein of 257 amino acids. RPS-BLAST analysis of the Opa22 protein showed a sequence similarity (88.9%) to the opacity protein and related to surface antigens of the bacterial outer membrane, which can mediate various pathogen-host cell interactions and promote invasion. Our results from root hair curling experiments suggested that expression of the opa22 gene might occur at the stage of infection thread formation and nodule development. The complement stain HK24 was able to restore the nodule forming ability of the mutant. |
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Keywords: | Astragalus sinicus Mesorhizobium huakuii nodulation defective mutant opa22 gene out membrane protein |
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