Localization of MglA, an essential gliding motility protein in Myxococcus xanthus.
Localization of MglA, an essential gliding motility protein in Myxococcus xanthus.
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黄色粘球菌中一种重要的滑动运动蛋白 MglA 的定位。
DOI:
10.1002/cm.20447
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2010
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Hartzell,PatriciaL
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Patryn,Jacek;Allen,Krisandra;Dziewanowska,Katarzyna;Otto,Rebecca;Hartzell,PatriciaL
MglA, a 22‐kDa protein related to monomeric GTPases, is required for the normal operation of the A (Adventurous) and S (Social) motility and for multicellular development ofMyxococcus xanthus. To determine how MglA controls A‐ and S‐motility, MglA was assayed biochemically and its cellular location was determined. His‐tagged MglA hydrolyzed GTP slowly in vitro at a rate nearly identical to that of Ras showing that MglA has GTPase activity. Immunofluorescence microscopy of fixed cells from liquid showed that MglA was associated with helical track similar to the MreB spiral that spanned the length of the cell. The distribution pattern of MglA depended on the type of surface from which cells were harvested. In cells gliding on 1.5% (w/v) agar, the helical pattern gave way to punctate clusters of MglA‐Yfp at the poles and along the long axis (lateral clusters). The lateral clusters emerged near the leading pole as the cell advanced coincident with a decrease in the intensity of the MglA‐Yfp cluster at the leading pole. Newly formed lateral clusters remained fixed with regard to the substratum as the cell moved forward, similar to focal adhesion complexes described for AglZ, a protein partner of MglA. Lateral clusters did not form in cells gliding in methylcellulose, a polymer that stimulates S‐motility at low cell density; rather MglA‐Yfp was diffuse in the cytoplasm and more concentrated at the poles. The results suggest that conditions that favor S‐motility prevent the formation of lateral clusters of MglA, which are associated with A‐motility functions. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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作者:
Kalovidouris,AE
通讯作者:
Kalovidouris,AE
影响因子:
4.4
作者:
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通讯作者:
H. Fudenberg
DOI:
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发表时间:
1973
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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DOI:
10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a067260
发表时间:
1971
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The Quarterly journal of medicine
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作者:
S. Currie;M. Saunders;M. Knowles;Aileen E. Brown
通讯作者:
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影响因子:
20.1
作者:
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通讯作者:
A. M. Watanabe