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The polar Ras-like GTPase MglA activates type IV pilus via SgmX to enable twitching motility in Myxococcus xanthus.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 10 Nov 2020

Mercier Romain, Bautista Sarah, Delannoy Maëlle, Gibert Margaux, Guiseppi Annick, Herrou Julien, Mauriello Emilia M F, Mignot Tâm

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Type IV pili (Tfp) are highly conserved macromolecular structures that fulfill diverse cellular functions, such as adhesion to host cells, the import of extracellular DNA, kin recognition, and cell motility (twitching). Outstandingly, twitching motility enables a poorly understood process by which highly coordinated groups of hundreds of cells move in cooperative manner, providing a basis for multicellular...

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PMID: 33093210
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2002783117
PMCID: PMC7668184

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