Diffusible signal factor (DSF)-mediated quorum sensing modulates expression of diverse traits in Xanthomonas citri and responses of citrus plants to promote disease

Table 4 Summary of Xac DEGs coding for signal transduction and transcriptional factors regulated by DSF/Rpf-mediated QS during pathogenic process

Locus tag	Gene name	Log₂Fold Change (Wt/∆rpfF)	Annotation/ Protein function
XAC1328		1.07	CheY-like protein superfamily
XAC3927		1.04	serine/threonine protein kinase
XAC0207	ntrB	−1.28	two-component system sensor protein
XAC0208	ntrC	−1.21	two-component system regulatory protein
XAC0654	acoR	−1.27	transcriptional regulator AcoR
XAC1827		−2.41	hypothetical protein/ Trp repressor protein (represses transcription of the Trp operon)
XAC1883		−1.00	hypothetical protein/ AbrB domain containing transcriptional regulator
XAC2014		−1.29	TetR family transcriptional regulator
XAC2934	iscR	−1.02	hypothetical protein/ Iron-sulfur cluster regulator IscR (Fe-S assembly SUF system transcriptional regulator)
XAC3482	tctE	−1.02	two-component system sensor protein
XAC3487	cebR	−2.20	transcriptional regulator
XAC3720		−1.18	hypothetical protein/ putative two-component system sensor kinase