Induction of coordinated movement of Myxococcus xanthus cells.

Abstract:

:Rhythmically advancing waves of cells, called ripples, arise spontaneously during the aggregation of Myxococcus xanthus into fruiting bodies. Extracts prepared by washing rippling cells contain a substance that will induce quiescent cells to ripple. Three lines of evidence indicate that murein (peptidoglycan) is the ripple-inducing substance in the extracts. First, ripple-inducing activity is associated with the cell envelope of sonically disrupted M. xanthus cells. Second, whole cells, cell extracts, or purified murein from a variety of different bacteria are capable of inducing ripples. In contrast, extracts prepared from Methanobacterium spp. which contain pseudomurein instead of typical bacterial murein fail to induce ripples. Third, four components of M. xanthus murein, N-acetylglucosamine, N-acetylmuramic acid, diaminopimelate, and D-alanine, are able to induce ripples. Ripples produced by aggregating cells have a wavelength of 45 micrometers and a maximum velocity of 2 micrometers/min. Both of the multigene systems that control gliding motility appear to be required for rippling, and all known mutations at the spoC locus eliminate both rippling and sporulation.

journal_name

J Bacteriol

journal_title

Journal of bacteriology

authors

Shimkets LJ,Kaiser D

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1982-10-01 00:00:00

pages

451-61

issue

1

eissn

0021-9193

issn

1098-5530

journal_volume

152

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