Mechanisms of Adventurous-motility in Myxococcus xanthus

脊椎动物的胚胎发育需要协调的多细胞运动，但人们对这种运动是如何调节的知之甚少。脊椎动物不容易受到侵入性的实验操作，因此表现出类似行为的简单生物更适合这种类型的研究。细菌黄色粘球菌是研究多细胞运动的理想生物体，如M.当营养物质有限时，黄孢菌细胞以群落的形式滑动并组装成复杂的多细胞子实体，然后分化为粘孢子虫。M. xanthus由两个独立的遗传系统控制：冒险（A）和社会（S）。S-系统为紧邻的细胞提供运动，并依赖于IV型皮利。 A系统为分离的细胞提供运动性，但其机制尚不清楚。本研究的主要目的是通过鉴定A基因来了解A运动的机制。通过鉴定A-基因来确定A-运动性之间的相关性。探讨了A运动与弹性运动的相关性及两种独立运动系统的协调性。还将对苍耳进行研究。

Embryonic development of vertebrates requires coordinated multicellular movements, but little is known about how such movements are regulated. Vertebrates are not easily subjected to intrusive experimental manipulations, so a simpler organism that displays similar behavior is better suited for this type of study. The bacterium Myxococcus xanthus serves as an ideal organism for studying multi- cellular movements, as M. xanthus cells move as communal swarms by gliding and assemble into complex multi-cellular fruiting bodies, followed by differentiation of myxospoes when nutrients are limited. Gliding motility in M. xanthus is controlled by two independent genetic systems: Adventurous (A) and Social (S). The S-system provides movement for cells in close proximity and depends on type IV pili. The A-system provides motility for isolated cells, but the mechanism remains unclear. The main goal of this proposal is to understand mechanism of A-motility by identifying the A-genes. The correlation between A- motility by identifying the A-genes. The correlation between A-motility and elasticotaxis, and coordination of the two independent motility systems in M. xanthus will also be investigated.