Direct live imaging of cell-cell protein transfer by transient outer membrane fusion in Myxococcus xanthus

eLife

Volumn 2013, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Ducret, Adrien ^a,c   Fleuchot, Betty ^a   Bergam, Ptissam ^b,d   Mignot, Tâm ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS and Aix Marseille University   (France)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; CELL MOTILITY; CELL TRACKING; CELL TRANSFER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; IMAGING; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PLASMOLYSIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TIME-LAPSE VIDEO MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FUSION; METABOLISM;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MEMBRANE FUSION; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 84880756723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2050084X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.00868     Document Type: Article

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