title: SigF, a new sigma factor required for a motility system of Myxococcus xanthus.
abstract: A new sigma factor, SigF, was identified from the social and developmental bacterium Myxococcus xanthus. SigF is required for fruiting body formation during development as well as social motility during vegetative growth. Analysis of gene expression indicates that it is possible that the sigF gene is involved in regulation of an unidentified gene for social motility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueki
authors.forename: Chun-Ying
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Sumiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inouye
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D017353:Gene Deletion; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009024:Morphogenesis; D009068:Movement; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D016941:Myxococcus xanthus / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D010784:Photomicrography; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D024363:Transcription Initiation Site; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C064971:FliA protein, Bacteria; D012808:Sigma Factor