New locus important for Myxococcus social motility and development.
The mts locus in salt-tolerant Myxococcus fulvus HW-1 was found to be critical for gliding motility, fruiting-body formation, and sporulation. The homologous genes in Myxococcus xanthus are also important for social motility and fruiting-body development. The mts genes were determined to be involved in cell-cell cohesion in both myxobacterial species.
Zhang
Cui-ying
CY
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, College of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China.
Cai
Ke
K
Liu
Hong
H
Zhang
Yong
Y
Pan
Hong-wei
HW
Wang
Bing
B
Wu
Zhi-hong
ZH
Hu
Wei
W
Li
Yue-zhong
YZ
D000362:Agar; D003470:Culture Media; D004247:DNA; D017931:DNA Primers; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D016940:Myxococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D010957:Plasmids; D013045:Species Specificity
D003470:Culture Media; D017931:DNA Primers; D000362:Agar; D004247:DNA