6GU1

SFI3 effector protein from the oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora infestans


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.274 
  • R-Value Work: 0.218 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.221 

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Literature

Phytophthora infestans effector SFI3 targets potato UBK to suppress early immune transcriptional responses.

He, Q.McLellan, H.Hughes, R.K.Boevink, P.C.Armstrong, M.Lu, Y.Banfield, M.J.Tian, Z.Birch, P.R.J.

(2019) New Phytol 222: 438-454

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15635
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6GU1

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The potato blight agent Phytophthora infestans secretes a range of RXLR effectors to promote disease. Recent evidence indicates that some effectors suppress early pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) following perception of microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs). Phytophthora infestans effector PiSFI3/Pi06087/PexRD16 has been previously shown to suppress MAMP-triggered pFRK1-Luciferase reporter gene activity. How PiSFI3 suppresses immunity is unknown. We employed yeast-two-hybrid (Y2H) assays, co-immunoprecipitation, transcriptional silencing by RNA interference and virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS), and X-ray crystallography for structure-guided mutagenesis, to investigate the function of PiSFI3 in targeting a plant U-box-kinase protein (StUBK) to suppress immunity. We discovered that PiSFI3 is active in the host nucleus and interacts in yeast and in planta with StUBK. UBK is a positive regulator of specific PTI pathways in both potato and Nicotiana benthamiana. Importantly, it contributes to early transcriptional responses that are suppressed by PiSFI3. PiSFI3 forms an unusual trans-homodimer. Mutation to disrupt dimerization prevents nucleolar localisation of PiSFI3 and attenuates both its interaction with StUBK and its ability to enhance P. infestans leaf colonisation. PiSFI3 is a 'WY-domain' RXLR effector that forms a novel trans-homodimer which is required for its ability to suppress PTI via interaction with the U-box-kinase protein StUBK.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (HZAU), Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Secreted RxLR effector peptide protein, putative
A, B
98Phytophthora infestans T30-4Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: PITG_06087
UniProt
Find proteins for D0N6D2 (Phytophthora infestans (strain T30-4))
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Go to UniProtKB:  D0N6D2
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupD0N6D2
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.274 
  • R-Value Work: 0.218 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.221 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 43.08α = 90
b = 44.39β = 90
c = 62.05γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
xia2data reduction
SCALAdata scaling
PHASERphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilUnited Kingdom--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2018-12-05
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-04-24
    Changes: Data collection, Database references