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Journal Articles (Review Article) Current Opinion in Microbiology Year : 2024

Gear up! An overview of the molecular equipment used by Myxococcus to move, kill, and divide in prey colonies

Julien Herrou
Dorothée Murat
Tam Mignot

Abstract

Myxococcus relies on motility to efficiently invade and predate a prey colony. Upon contact with prey, Myxococcus temporarily halts its motility and initiates prey cell lysis, which involves two contact-dependent predatory machineries, the Kil system and the needleless T3SS*. Predatory cells grow as they invade and feed on prey cells. When dividing, Myxococcus cells systematically pause their movements before division. This highlights a high level of co-ordination between motility and contact-dependent killing but also with cell division. In this review, we give an overview of the different nanomachines used by Myxococcus to move on surfaces, kill by contact, and divide, and we discuss the potential regulatory mechanisms at play during these different processes.

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hal-04778453 , version 1 (12-11-2024)

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Julien Herrou, Dorothée Murat, Tam Mignot. Gear up! An overview of the molecular equipment used by Myxococcus to move, kill, and divide in prey colonies. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2024, 80, pp.102492. ⟨10.1016/j.mib.2024.102492⟩. ⟨hal-04778453⟩
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