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SAP54, an effector protein secreted by phytoplasmas has been reported to induce phyllody. S54LP of SP (SAP54 Like Protein of Sesame Phyllody), a SAP54 ortholog from phyllody and witches’ broom affected sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) was amplified, cloned and sequenced. Comparative sequence and phylogenetic analysis of diverse phytoplasma strains was carried out to delineate the evolution of S54LP of SP. The degree of polymorphism across SAP54 orthologs and the evolutionary forces acting on this effector protein were ascertained. Site-specific selection across SAP54 orthologs was estimated using Fixed Effects Likelihood (FEL) approach. Nonsynonymous substitutions were detected in the SAP54 orthologs’ sequences from phytoplasmas belonging to same (sub) group. Phylogenetic analysis based on S54LP of SP grouped phytoplasmas belonging to same 16SrDNA (sub) groups into different clusters. Analysis of selection forces acting on SAP54 orthologs from nine different phytoplasma (sub)groups, affecting plant species belonging to twelve different families across ten countries showed the orthologs to be under purifying (negative) selection. One amino acid residue was found to be under pervasive diversifying (positive) selection and a total of three amino acid sites were found to be under pervasive purifying (negative) selection. The location of these amino acids in the signal peptide and mature protein was studied with an aim to understand their role in protein–protein interaction. Asparagine residues (at positions 68 and 84) were found to be under pervasive purifying selection suggesting their functional importance in the effector protein. Our study suggests lack of coevolution between SAP54 and 16SrDNA. Signal peptide appears to evolve at a rate slightly higher than the mature protein. Overall, SAP54 and its orthologs are evolving under purifying selection confirming their functional importance in phytoplasma virulence.
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Authors are grateful to financial support from National Agricultural Science Fund (NASF) (Grant Number NFBSFARA/BSP-4010/2013-2014), Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), Government of India and R&D Grant, University of Delhi. University Grants Commission Fellowship awarded to AS by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India is also gratefully acknowledged (Grant Number 2121330649).
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Singh, A., Lakhanpaul, S. Detection, characterization and evolutionary aspects of S54LP of SP (SAP54 Like Protein of Sesame Phyllody): a phytoplasma effector molecule associated with phyllody development in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). Physiol Mol Biol Plants 26, 445–458 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-020-00764-8
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