title: Chemosensory pathways, motility and development in Myxococcus xanthus.
abstract: The complex life cycle of Myxococcus xanthus includes predation, swarming, fruiting-body formation and sporulation. The genome of M. xanthus is large and comprises an estimated 7,400 open reading frames, of which approximately 605 code for regulatory genes. These include eight clusters of chemotaxis-like genes that define eight chemosensory pathways, most of which have dedicated functions. Although many of these chemosensory pathways have a role in controlling motility, at least two of these pathways control gene expression during development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3204, USA. zusman@berkeley.edu
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Zusman
authors.forename: Ansley E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Zhaomin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kirby
mesh_terms: D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D016941:Myxococcus xanthus / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*