The type IV pilus assembly ATPase PilB functions as a signaling protein to regulate exopolysaccharide production in Myxococcus xanthus

The type IV pilus assembly ATPase PilB functions as a signaling protein to regulate exopolysaccharide production in Myxococcus xanthus

Abstract Myxococcus xanthus possesses a form of surface motility powered by the retraction of the type IV pilus (T4P). Additionally, exopolysaccharide (EPS), the major constituent of bacterial biofilms, is required for this T4P-mediated motility in M. xanthus as the putative trigger of T4P retractio...

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Main Authors: Wesley P. Black, Lingling Wang, Xing Jing, Rafael Castañeda Saldaña, Feng Li, Birgit E. Scharf, Florian D. Schubot, Zhaomin Yang
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e2b6013eb37a41f781128c3fa75c6f3a
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