RasA is required for Myxococcus xanthus development and social motility.
An insertion in the rasA gene entirely blocked developmental aggregation and sporulation in Myxococcus xanthus while also reducing swarm expansion on a 0.3% agar surface. Data presented here demonstrate that rasA is required for extracellular fibril formation and social gliding motility.
Pham
Vinh D
VD
Section of Microbiology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Shebelut
Conrad W
CW
Mukherjee
Bipasha
B
Singer
Mitchell
M
D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement; D009154:Mutation; D016941:Myxococcus xanthus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology