FrzS regulates social motility in Myxococcus xanthus by controlling exopolysaccharide production.

Myxococcus xanthus Social (S) motility occurs at high cell densities and is powered by the extension and retraction of Type IV pili which bind ligands normally found in matrix exopolysaccharides (EPS). Previous studies showed that FrzS, a protein required for S-motility, is organized in polar cluste...

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Main Authors: James E Berleman, Juan J Vicente, Annie E Davis, Sharon Y Jiang, Young-Eun Seo, David R Zusman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3158785?pdf=render