ArticleNature communications2026
Cell polarity control by an unconventional G-protein complex in bacteria.
Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Structural and biophysical insights into RomR, MglB, and MglC interactions involved in regulating cell polarity in Myxococcus xanthus.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2025Article
- Strategies and mechanisms of contact-dependent predation in bacteria.Current opinion in microbiology · 2025Review
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Abstract
In Myxococcus xanthus, a predatory soil bacterium, cell polarity and motility are regulated by MglA (a small GTPase) and its regulators, MglB (a potential GAP) and RomRX (a previously proposed GEF), but their precise roles remain unclear. Using fluorescent nucleotides suitable for fluorescence anisotropy measurements, we show that RomRX does not function as a GEF but instead acts as an effector binding MglA
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