Protein Domain : Type III effector HopF2 IPR015226

Type	Family
Description	Many Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria directly translocate effector proteins into eukaryotic host cells via a type III secretion system. Type III effector proteins are determinants of virulence on susceptible plant hosts; they are also the proteins that trigger specific disease resistance in resistant plant hosts. Evolution of type III effectors is dominated by competing forces: the likely requirement for conservation of virulence function, the avoidance of host defenses, and possible adaptation to new hosts. Members of this family of plant pathogenic proteins adopt an elongated structure somewhat reminiscent of a mushroom that can be divided into 'stalk' and 'head' subdomains. The stalk subdomain is composed of the N-terminal helix (alpha1) and beta strands beta3-beta4. An antiparallel beta sheet (beta5, beta7-beta8) forms the base of the head subdomain that interacts with the stalk. A pair of twisted antiparallel beta sheets (beta1 and beta6; beta2 and beta9/9') supported by alpha2 form the dome of the head. The head subdomain possesses weak structural similarity with the catalytic portion of a number of ADP-ribosylt ransferase toxins [ ].
Short Name	T3_effector_HopF2