Gliding motility: anticipating the next move with a molecular clock.
FrzS protein is important for normal social motility in myxobacteria, which includes periodic reversals in the direction of cell motion. Recent results show that cell reversal correlates with the migration of FrzS from the old leading pole of the cell to the new leading pole.
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William
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Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School, Houston 77030, USA. William.Margolin@uth.tmc.edu
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D016941:Myxococcus xanthus / Q000502:physiology*; D021381:Protein Transport / Q000502:physiology
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C415990:FrzS protein, Myxococcus xanthus