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The DevT protein stimulates synthesis of FruA, a signal transduction protein required for fruiting body morphogenesis in Myxococcus xanthus.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Mar 2002
Boysen Anders, Ellehauge Eva, Julien Bryan, Søgaard-Andersen Lotte
Abstract excerpt
Fruiting body formation in Myxococcus xanthus involves three morphologic stages---rippling, aggregation, and sporulation---all of which are induced by the cell surface-associated C-signal. We analyzed the function of the DevT protein, a novel component in the C-signal response pathway. A mutant carrying an in-frame deletion in the devT gene displays delayed aggregation and a cell autonomous sporulation defect,...
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