Unorthodox regulation of the MglA Ras‐like GTPase controlling polarity in Myxococcus xanthus
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DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14565
Abstract: Motile cells have developed a large array of molecular machineries to actively change their direction of movement in response to spatial cues from their environment. In this process, small GTPases act as molecular switches and… read more here.
Keywords: ras like; motility; myxococcus xanthus; xanthus ... See more keywords
1H, 13C and 15N chemical shift assignments of the ZnR and GYF cytoplasmic domains of the GltJ protein from Myxococcus xanthus.
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DOI: 10.1007/s12104-022-10083-6
Abstract: Bacterial cell motility is essential for a range of physiological phenomena such as nutrient sensing, predation, biofilm formation and pathogenesis. One of the most intriguing motilities is bacterial gliding, which is defined as the ability… read more here.
Keywords: myxococcus xanthus; domains gltj; cytoplasmic domains; 15n chemical ... See more keywords
Mutants defective in the production of encapsulin show a tan-phase-locked phenotype in Myxococcus xanthus
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DOI: 10.1007/s12275-019-8683-9
Abstract: Myxococcus xanthus, a myxobacterium, displays phase variation between yellow phase and tan phase. We found that deletion of the encA gene encoding encapsulin and the encF gene encoding a metalloprotease causes formation of tan colonies… read more here.
Keywords: tan phase; phase; myxococcus xanthus; enca encf ... See more keywords
The ROK like protein of Myxococcus xanthus DK1622 acts as a pleiotropic transcriptional regulator for secondary metabolism.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.02.005
Abstract: Myxococcus xanthus DK1622 is known as a proficient producer of different kinds of secondary metabolites (SM) with various biological activities, including myxovirescin A, myxalamide A, myxochromide A and DKxanthene. Low production of SM in the… read more here.
Keywords: protein; production; myxococcus xanthus; xanthus dk1622 ... See more keywords
Mutasynthesis of Physostigmines in Myxococcus xanthus.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02374
Abstract: The alkaloid physostigmine is an approved anticholinergic drug and an important lead structure for the development of novel therapeutics. Using a complementary approach that merged chemical synthesis with pathway refactoring, we produced a series of… read more here.
Keywords: myxococcus xanthus; physostigmines myxococcus; mutasynthesis physostigmines;
Homospermidine Lipids: A Compound Class Specifically Formed during Fruiting Body Formation of Myxococcus xanthus DK1622.
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DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00816
Abstract: The fascinating ability of myxobacteria to form multicellular spore filled fruiting bodies under starvation conditions was widely studied as a model for cooperative microbial behavior. The potential of a life cycle induced change of secondary… read more here.
Keywords: class; myxococcus xanthus; xanthus dk1622; compound class ... See more keywords
Bactofilin-mediated organization of the ParABS chromosome segregation system in Myxococcus xanthus
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02015-z
Abstract: In bacteria, homologs of actin, tubulin, and intermediate filament proteins often act in concert with bacteria-specific scaffolding proteins to ensure the proper arrangement of cellular components. Among the bacteria-specific factors are the bactofilins, a widespread… read more here.
Keywords: parabs chromosome; myxococcus xanthus; segregation system; chromosome segregation ... See more keywords
CdbA is a DNA-binding protein and c-di-GMP receptor important for nucleoid organization and segregation in Myxococcus xanthus
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15628-8
Abstract: Cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) is a second messenger that modulates multiple responses to environmental and cellular signals in bacteria. Here we identify CdbA, a DNA-binding protein of the ribbon-helix-helix family that binds c-di-GMP in Myxococcus xanthus.… read more here.
Keywords: dna; myxococcus xanthus; organization segregation; gmp ... See more keywords
PilY1 and minor pilins form a complex priming the type IVa pilus in Myxococcus xanthus
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18803-z
Abstract: Type IVa pili are ubiquitous and versatile bacterial cell surface filaments that undergo cycles of extension, adhesion and retraction powered by the cell-envelope spanning type IVa pilus machine (T4aPM). The overall architecture of the T4aPM… read more here.
Keywords: minor pilins; type iva; myxococcus xanthus; iva pilus ... See more keywords
Synthesis and degradation of polyphosphate in Myxococcus xanthus.
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DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnad007
Abstract: Polyphosphate kinase 1 (Ppk1) generates polyphosphates (polyPs) by catalyzing phosphate transfer from ATP. In the presence of ATP, Myxococcus xanthus Ppk1 showed the highest activity with polyP60-70 but also showed high activity with orthophosphate and… read more here.
Keywords: chain polyps; polyphosphate; myxococcus xanthus; ppk1 ... See more keywords
Transcriptional changes when Myxococcus xanthus preys on Escherichia coli suggest myxobacterial predators are constitutively toxic but regulate their feeding
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DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000152
Abstract: Predation is a fundamental ecological process, but within most microbial ecosystems the molecular mechanisms of predation remain poorly understood. We investigated transcriptome changes associated with the predation of Escherichia coli by the myxobacterium Myxococcus xanthus… read more here.
Keywords: changes myxococcus; escherichia coli; myxococcus xanthus; predator ... See more keywords