tonB3 is required for normal twitching motility and extracellular assembly of type IV pili.
Three mutants with Tn5-B21 insertion in tonB3 (PA0406) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exhibited defective twitching motility and reduced assembly of extracellular pili. These defects could be complemented with wild-type tonB3.
Huang
Bixing
B
Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
Ru
Kelin
K
Yuan
Zheng
Z
Whitchurch
Cynthia B
CB
Mattick
John S
JS
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000502:physiology*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C057616:tonB protein, Bacteria