Article
Dual functionality of the amyloid protein TasA in Bacillus physiology and fitness on the phylloplane.
Nature communications - 20 Apr 2020
Cámara-Almirón Jesús, Navarro Yurena, Díaz-Martínez Luis, Magno-Pérez-Bryan María Concepción, Molina-Santiago Carlos, Pearson John R, de Vicente Antonio, Pérez-García Alejandro, Romero Diego
Abstract excerpt
Bacteria can form biofilms that consist of multicellular communities embedded in an extracellular matrix (ECM). In Bacillus subtilis, the main protein component of the ECM is the functional amyloid TasA. Here, we study further the roles played by TasA in B. subtilis physiology and biofilm formation on plant leaves and in vitro. We show that ΔtasA cells exhibit a range of cytological symptoms indicative of...
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