Structural highlights
Function
[MGLA_MYXXD] Required for multicellular development and for both mechanisms of gliding: social (S) and adventurous (A) motility. Acts as an intracellular switch to coordinate A and S motilities. Controls the direction of gliding and gliding speed.[1] [2]
References
- ↑ Spormann AM, Kaiser D. Gliding mutants of Myxococcus xanthus with high reversal frequencies and small displacements. J Bacteriol. 1999 Apr;181(8):2593-601. PMID:10198026
- ↑ Hartzell P, Kaiser D. Function of MglA, a 22-kilodalton protein essential for gliding in Myxococcus xanthus. J Bacteriol. 1991 Dec;173(23):7615-24. PMID:1938957