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| Content Provider | World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
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| Author | Shi, W. Zusman, D. R. Ngok, F. K. |
| Description | Author Affiliation: Shi W ( Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA.); |
| Abstract | Myxococcus xanthus is a Gram-negative bacterium that aggregates to form fruiting bodies when nutrients are limiting. Previous studies showed that the frz mutants that are defective in chemotaxis exhibited irregular and infrequent patterns of cellular reversal. In contrast, wild-type cells, when examined individually, reverse relatively frequently, about once every 6 min. It is not known how the change of reversal frequency effects cellular aggregation during fruiting body formation in M. xanthus. In this study, we stained cells with a tetrazolium dye so that we could track the reversal frequencies of single cells and cells in groups. We found that developmental cells in large groups reverse much less than cells in small groups or as single cells. This reduced cellular reversal frequency is related to the frz signal transduction system and correlated with the methylation of FrzCD (a methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein). Cells containing a mutation in the frz genes or in the genes required for social motility do not respond in this way. The reduction in cellular reversals as developmental cells accumulate in groups suggests a simple hypothesis for the aggregation of cells into discrete mounds during fruiting body formation. We also found that M. xanthus cells glide with equal frequency in the forward or reverse directions, indicating that cells do not contain a 'head' or 'tail.' |
| ISSN | 00278424 |
| e-ISSN | 10916490 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Issue Number | 9 |
| Volume Number | 93 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Academy of Sciences |
| Publisher Date | 1996-07-01 |
| Publisher Place | United States |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Bacterial Proteins Membrane Proteins Metabolism Myxococcus Xanthus Physiology Chemotaxis Genotype Methylation Microscopy, Video Genetics Ultrastructure Signal Transduction Species Specificity Time Factors Comparative Study Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Multidisciplinary |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Multidisciplinary |
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