Sulfated RaxX, which represents an unclassified group of ribosomally synthesized post-translationally modified peptides, binds a host immune receptor
D. D. Luu, A. Joe, Y. Chen, K. Parys, O. Bahar, R. Pruitt, L. J. G. Chen, C. J. Petzold, K. Long, C. Adamchak, V. Stewart, Y. Belkhadir, P. C. Ronald
The paper identifies RaxX as a sulfated RiPP that binds the rice immune receptor XA21, revealing its role in bacterial immune activation.
bioRxiv · Oct 13, 2018Microbiology