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Myxobacterial tools for social interactions.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Myxobacteria isolated from recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS): ecology and significance as off-flavor producers.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Myxobacteria: Versatile cell factories of novel commercial enzymes for bio-manufacturing.Biotechnology advances · 2025Review
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- Assessment of Evolutionary Relationships for Prioritization of Myxobacteria for Natural Product Discovery.Microorganisms · 2021Article
- Rapid diversification of wild social groups driven by toxin-immunity loci on mobile genetic elements.The ISME journal · 2020Article
- Kin recognition and outer membrane exchange (OME) in myxobacteria.Current opinion in microbiology · 2020Review
- Disruption of cross-feeding interactions by invading taxa can cause invasional meltdown in microbial communities.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2020Article
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- Conditional requirement of SglT for type IV pili function and S-motility inMicrobiology (Reading, England) · 2020Article
- The Predation Strategy ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2020Review
- "With a Little Help from My Friends"-Social Motility in Trypanosoma brucei.PLoS pathogens · 2015Review
- How Myxobacteria Cooperate.Journal of molecular biology · 2015Review
- Contact- and Protein Transfer-Dependent Stimulation of Assembly of the Gliding Motility Machinery in Myxococcus xanthus.PLoS genetics · 2015Article
- The Matrix Reloaded: Probing the Extracellular Matrix Synchronizes Bacterial Communities.Journal of bacteriology · 2015Article
- Cell rejuvenation and social behaviors promoted by LPS exchange in myxobacteria.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2015Article
- Predation by Myxococcus xanthus induces Bacillus subtilis to form spore-filled megastructures.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2015Article
- A genetic screen in Myxococcus xanthus identifies mutants that uncouple outer membrane exchange from a downstream cellular response.Journal of bacteriology · 2014Article
- Myxobacteria produce outer membrane-enclosed tubes in unstructured environments.Journal of bacteriology · 2014Article
- Molecular recognition in myxobacterial outer membrane exchange: functional, social and evolutionary implications.Molecular microbiology · 2014Review
- Molecular recognition by a polymorphic cell surface receptor governs cooperative behaviors in bacteria.PLoS genetics · 2013Article
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Abstract
Myxobacteria exhibit complex social traits during which large populations of cells coordinate their behaviors. An iconic example is their response to starvation: thousands of cells move by gliding motility to build a fruiting body in which vegetative cells differentiate into spores. Here we review mechanisms that the model species Myxococcus xanthus uses for cell-cell interactions, with a focus on developmental signaling and social gliding motility. We also discuss a newly discovered cell-cell interaction whereby myxobacteria exchange their outer membrane (OM) proteins and lipids. The mechanism of OM transfer requires physical contact between aligned cells on a hard surface and is apparently mediated by OM fusion. The TraA and TraB proteins are required in both donor and recipient cells for transfer, suggesting bidirectional exchange, and TraA is thought to serve as a cell surface adhesin. OM exchange results in phenotypic changes that can alter gliding motility and development and is proposed to represent a novel microbial interacting platform to coordinate multicellular activities.
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