John E. Cronan

The RpfF Acyl-ACP thioesterase of major rice pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae is essential for maintenance of membrane function and virulence

In Xanthomonas , RpfF is a bifunctional enzyme having both enoyl-ACP dehydratase and acyl-ACP thioesterase activities catalyzed by a single active site. While the hydratase activity is essential for producing quorum-sensing signals of the diffusible signal factor (DSF) family, th...