Plant transformation: a pilus in Agrobacterium T-DNA transfer

C Baron; P C Zambryski

doi:10.1016/s0960-9822(02)70773-2

Plant transformation: a pilus in Agrobacterium T-DNA transfer

Curr Biol. 1996 Dec 1;6(12):1567-9. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)70773-2.

Authors

C Baron¹, P C Zambryski

Affiliation

¹ Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California at Berkeley 94720, USA.

PMID: 8994814
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)70773-2

Abstract

Agrobacterium tumefaciens transfers a protein-DNA complex to plant cells in a process similar to bacterial conjugation; the mechanism of transfer is beginning to be unravelled by biochemical, genetic and electron microscopic studies.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Agrobacterium tumefaciens / metabolism*
Bacterial Proteins / genetics
Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
DNA, Bacterial / metabolism*
Fimbriae, Bacterial / metabolism*
Transformation, Genetic*
Virulence Factors*

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
DNA, Bacterial
Virulence Factors