Pathogenicity Island: mcf PAI


• General information

Name : mcf PAI
Host strain : Photorhabdus luminescens W14
Function : Mcf (makes caterpillars floppy) toxin, Type IV secretion system, machrophage killing and hemolysin-like genes,ShlA/HecA/FhaA hemagglutinin-like family
Insertion site : tRNA-phe


• GenBank accessions: 1 records

1) AF503504 (35876 bp)

    Definition : Photorhabdus luminescens MtaD-like protein gene, partial cds; putative inner membrane protein, putative efflux protein, MhpE-like protein, hypothetical protein, DlpA-like protein, CinA-like protein, DlpA-like protein; complete cds; mcf pathogenicity islan

    Publication :
    - Daborn,P.J., Waterfield,N., Silva,C.P., Au,C.P., Sharma,S. and Ffrench-Constant,R.H., "A single Photorhabdus gene, makes caterpillars floppy (mcf), allows Escherichia coli to persist within and kill insects", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (16), 10742-10747 (2002) PUBMED 12136122.

    - Waterfield,N.R., Daborn,P.J. and ffrench-Constant,R.H., "Genomic islands in Photorhabdus", Trends Microbiol. 10 (12), 541-545 (2002) PUBMED 12564983.

    - Daborn,P.J., Waterfield,N.R., Silva,C.P., Au,C.P., Sharma,S. and ffrench-Constant,R.H., "Direct Submission", Submitted (17-APR-2002) Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.

    - Waterfield,N.R. and ffrench-Constant,R.H., "Direct Submission", Submitted (22-AUG-2002) Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK REMARK Sequence update by submitter.