Table 1.
Genes assessed in this study
| Genes/gene ID | Description of function | References | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QS (AI‐1 system) |
expI
(8135146) |
QS signal generator; acyl‐homoserine lactone synthase | Nasser et al. (1998) |
|
expR
(8135145) |
QS transcriptional regulator | Nasser et al. (1998) | |
|
PC1_1442
(8132381) |
Transcriptional regulator of LuxR‐like proteins; alignment score showing 71% similarity with expR | NCBI | |
| QS (AI‐2) |
luxS
(8134173) |
S‐Ribosylhomocysteinase; QS autoinducer‐2 production | Schauder et al. (2001); Taga et al. (2001) |
| Genes regulated by QS |
rsmA
(8134182) |
Controls the production of PCWDEs, carbon storage and cell motility | Broberg et al. (2014); Kõiv et al. (2013) |
|
pecS
(8133198) |
Transcriptional regulator that controls the production of various virulence factors including pectinase and cellulase. | Hommais et al. (2008); Praillet et al. (1996); Reverchon et al. (1994) | |
|
pel
(8133114) |
Secretion of pectate lyase | NCBI | |
|
peh
(8131918) |
Secretion of polygalacturonase | NCBI | |
|
PC1_2249
(yheO) (8133193) |
yheO domain‐containing protein; DNA‐binding protein controlling the production of pectolytic enzymes | Lee et al. (2013) | |
| Other genes |
acrD
(8134910) |
Multidrug efflux pump | NCBI |
|
nssA
(8130937) |
Putative sodium/sulfate symporter or membrane transporter | NCBI | |
|
mtlD
(2885531) |
Mannitol dehydrogenase; protects against multiple types of stress (high salt and oxidative stress) | Hema et al. (2014) | |
|
hrpN
(8133133) |
Hypersensitive response gene | Jang et al. (2006) | |
|
hrpL
(8133148) |
Controls expression of hrp genes, including hrpN; elicits hypersensitive response | Wei and Beer (1995) | |
|
PC1_3330
(8134303) |
Efflux pump membrane protein; multidrug resistance protein | NCBI |
Gene IDs mentioned in this table were taken from GenBank (National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCBI).
PCWDEs, plant cell wall‐degrading enzymes; QS, quorum sensing.