Localization of MglA, an essential gliding motility protein in Myxococcus xanthus

Cytoskeleton

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 322-337

  Patryn, Jacek ^a   Allen, Krisandra ^a   Dziewanowska, Katarzyna ^a   Otto, Rebecca ^a   Hartzell, Patricia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Gliding; GTPase; Multicellular development

Indexed keywords

AGLZ PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; METHYLCELLULOSE; MGLA PROTEIN; POLYHISTIDINE TAG; RAS PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DENSITY; CELL MOTILITY; CELL MOTION; CELL SIZE; CELL SURFACE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOCAL ADHESION; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 77953592107     PISSN: 19493584     EISSN: 19493592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cm.20447     Document Type: Article

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