title: Motility in Myxococcus xanthus and its role in developmental aggregation.
abstract: The Frz signal transduction system of Myxococcus xanthus was originally thought to be a simple variation of the well-characterized Che system of the enteric bacteria. Recently, however, many additional Frz proteins, along with alternative signal transduction systems, have been discovered. Together these signal transduction pathways coordinate cell-cell behavior, permitting the complex interactions required for developmental aggregation and fruiting body formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-3204, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Zusman
mesh_terms: D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D009068:Movement; D016941:Myxococcus xanthus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction