Bacterial DegP has dual functions as a protease and a chaperone and supports bacterial growth under stressful conditions. In symbioses involving bacteria, bacterial symbionts encounter various stressors and may need functional DegP for symbiotic association with the host.
Symbiotic bacteria have to overcome stressful conditions present in association with the host. In the
Burkholderia
-bean bug symbiosis, we speculated that a stress-resistant function of
Burkholderia
is important and that trehalose, known as a stress protectant, plays a role in the symbiotic association.
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