04/29/2022
Research Article
The differential expression of PilY1 proteins by the HsfBA phosphorelay allows twitching motility in the absence of exopolysaccharides
Xue et al. discover that Myxococcus xanthus cells can move in the absence of exopolysaccharides if two conditions are fulfilled: the pilY1.1 gene is down-regulated and the PilY1.3 protein is accumulated on pili.
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