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ReviewJournal of bacteriology2026

Distinct motors, shared mechanics: unifying principles of microbial gliding.

Samyabrata Sen, E C Henderson, Ferran Garcia-Pichel, Mohammed Kaplan, Abhishek Shrivastava

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Review in Journal of bacteriology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Samyabrata SenCenter for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
E C HendersonCenter for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
Ferran Garcia-PichelCenter for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1383-1981
Mohammed KaplanDepartment of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Abhishek ShrivastavaCenter for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1598-7509

Funding

Mechanistic investigation of bacterial type 9 secretion system machinery and its involvement in gut metabolism and immunomodulationR35GM147131 · NIGMS · ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-TEMPE CAMPUS · PI Abhishek Shrivastava · 2022 to 2026
$2.0M
In situ investigation of bacterial secretion systems using cryo-electron tomographyR35GM157116 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI MOHAMMED KAPLAN · 2025 to 2026
$820k
National Science Foundation DEB 2025166National Science Foundation DEB 2129537National Science Foundation MCB-2530162National Science Foundation MCB-2530163NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM147131NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM157116NIH HHS R35GM147131NIH HHS R35GM157116
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gliding motility is one of the more elegant tricks in the microbial playbook, allowing cells to move smoothly along an external surface. Unlike swimming in bulk fluid, gliding requires contact with a biotic or abiotic surface, imposing strong physical constraints on how forces are generated, transmitted, and dissipated. It is an active, energy-dependent process that operates without flagella, instead relying on specialized molecular machines that couple dynamic surface adhesins to motion. In this mini-review, we summarize recent advances that illuminate how distinct molecular motors converge on common mechanical principles to drive microbial gliding motility.

Indexed as

Bacterial Physiological PhenomenaMolecular Motor ProteinsBiomechanical PhenomenaFlagellaMovementMolecular Motor Proteinsapicomplexancellular motilityCyanobacterial glidingdiatom glidingFlavobacterium glidinggliding motilityhost colonization and egressMycoplasma glidingMyxobacteria glidingPlasmodium or Toxoplasma glidingsurface motility and colonization

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PMID41920175
PMCPMC13104615

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