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Journal of Bacteriology, November 2007, p. 7920-7921, Vol. 189, No. 21
0021-9193/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.00923-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

The Motors Powering A-Motility in Myxococcus xanthus Are Distributed along the Cell Body{triangledown}

Oleksii Sliusarenko,1 David R. Zusman,2* and George Oster2

Departments of Physics,1 Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 947202

Received 12 June 2007/ Accepted 9 August 2007

Two models have been proposed to explain the adventurous gliding motility of Myxococcus xanthus: (i) polar secretion of slime and (ii) an unknown motor that uses cell surface adhesion complexes that form periodic attachments along the cell length. Gliding movements of the leading poles of cephalexin-treated filamentous cells were observed but not equivalent movements of the lagging poles. This demonstrates that the adventurous-motility motors are not confined to the rear of the cell.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720. Phone: (510) 642-2293. Fax: (510) 643-6334. E-mail: zusman{at}berkeley.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 17 August 2007.

Journal of Bacteriology, November 2007, p. 7920-7921, Vol. 189, No. 21
0021-9193/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.00923-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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