Spiroplasma Arp Sequences: Relationships with Extrachromosomal Elements

Spiroplasmas, members of Class Mollicutes,/ are scattered over wide host and geographic niches. Those which are plant pathogenic, such as Spiroplasma citri, / are transmitted from plant to plant by homopteran insect vectors, leafhoppers, and cause devastating damages to several crops world-wide. A variety of model systems are available to study the transmission of phytopathogenic spiroplasmas by leafhoppers, their predominant vectors. Spiroplasma citri-Circulifer tenellus/ is one such system. Because spiroplasmas can be cultured in artificial media, they offer an excellent means to investigate the complex molecular interactions underlying the transmission of S. citri/ by the insect vector C. tenellus./ Evidence suggests that an S. citri/ membrane protein, spiroplasma adhesion related protein 1 (SARP1), is involved in the adhesion of S. citri / cells to tissue-cultured C. tenellus/ cells and, thus, is thought to be a putative adhesin. The gene encoding SARP1 ( arp1/) has been isolated, cloned and characterizeDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biolog

Abstracts of National Conference on Research and Developments in Material Processing, Modelling and Characterization 2020

This book presents the abstracts of the papers presented to the Online National Conference on Research and Developments in Material Processing, Modelling and Characterization 2020 (RDMPMC-2020) held on 26th and 27th August 2020 organized by the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Science in Association with the Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. Conference Title: National Conference on Research and Developments in Material Processing, Modelling and Characterization 2020Conference Acronym: RDMPMC-2020Conference Date: 26–27 August 2020Conference Location: Online (Virtual Mode)Conference Organizer: Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology JamshedpurCo-organizer: Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, IndiaConference Sponsor: TEQIP-