Table 1.

Phenotypes of AvrBs2 deletion polypeptides expressed by Xcv and by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in pepper Bs2 leaves

AvrBs2 protein*	Xcv expression		A. tumefaciens expression in planta
	Phenotype†	Protein	Phenotype†	Protein
Mature protein
1-714	HR	Yes	HR	Yes
1-714-HA‡	HR	Yes	HR	Yes
N-terminal deletions
19-714-HA	NS	Yes	HR	Yes
51-714-HA	NS	Yes	HR	Yes
62-714-HA	NS	Yes	HR	Yes
97-714-HA	NS	Yes	NS	Yes
C-terminal deletions
1-417	NS	No	NS	No
1-497	w-HR	Yes	HR	Yes
1-519	HR	Yes	HR	Yes

^*Codon numbering is based on the predicted protein for ORF1 (3). 

^† HR, hypersensitive cell death response; NS, no symptoms, w-HR, weak HR. 

^‡ HA, hemagglutinin epitope.