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Type IV Pili and Twitching Motility
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▪ Abstract Twitching motility is a flagella-independent form of bacterial translocation over moist surfaces. It occurs by the extension, tethering, and then retraction of polar type IV pili, which operate in a manner similar to a grappling hook. Twitching motility is equivalent to social gliding motility in Myxococcus xanthus and is important in host colonization by a wide range of plant and animal pathogens, as well as in the formation of biofilms and fruiting bodies. The biogenesis and function of type IV pili is controlled by a large number of genes, almost 40 of which have been identified in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A number of genes required for pili assembly are homologous to genes involved in type II protein secretion and competence for DNA uptake, suggesting that these systems share a common architecture. Twitching motility is also controlled by a range of signal transduction systems, including two-component sensor-regulators and a complex chemosensory system.
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- Mattick, J. S.
- Venue
- Annual Review of Microbiology
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2002-10
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 289-314
- ISSN
- 0066-4227 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-3251
- OpenAlex
- W2142648753
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- 1,255
- References
- 92
- FWCI
- 2.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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