Article
Type IV pilus of Myxococcus xanthus is a motility apparatus controlled by the frz chemosensory system.
Current biology : CB - 21 Sept 2000
Sun H, Zusman D R, Shi W
Abstract excerpt
Although flagella are the best-understood means of locomotion in bacteria [1], other bacterial motility mechanisms must exist as many diverse groups of bacteria move without the aid of flagella [2-4]. One unusual structure that may contribute to motility is the type IV pilus [5,6]. Genetic evidence indicates that type IV pili are required for social gliding motility (S-motility) in Myxococcus, and twitching...
Topics
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Bacterial Proteins
- Bacteriophage mu
- Chemotaxis
- Fimbriae, Bacterial
- Models, Biological
- Movement
- Mutation
- Myxococcus xanthus