Myxococcus xanthus is an excellent model system for multicellular prokaryotic behaviour
and Gram-negative differentiation. Under nutrient-limited conditions, the population enters a …

Background Myxococcus xanthus is a bacterium that undergoes multicellular development
when starved. Cells move to aggregation centers and form fruiting bodies in which cells …

MrpC, a member of the CRP/Fnr superfamily of transcriptional regulators, plays a key role in
coordination of the multicellular developmental program in Myxococcus xanthus. Previous …

Upon depletion of nutrients, Myxococcus xanthus forms mounds on a solid surface. The
differentiation of rod-shaped cells into stress-resistant spores within mounds creates mature …

Under starvation conditions, Myxococcus xanthus undergoes a complex developmental
process which includes cellular aggregation and sporulation. A transposon insertion mutant …

Introduction MrpC, a member of the CRP/Fnr transcription factor superfamily, is necessary to
induce and control the multicellular developmental program of the bacterium, Myxococcus …

Starved Myxococcus xanthus cells glide to aggregation centers and form fruiting bodies in
which rod-shaped cells differentiate into ovoid spores. Commitment to development was …

The developmental process of Myxococcus xanthus is achieved by the expression of a
specific set of genes under the influence of developmental signals. MrpC is a member of the …

Myxococcus xanthus is an environmental bacterium that displays a complex life cycle that
includes motility, predation, multicellular fruiting body development, and sporulation. Given …

Myxococcus xanthus is a gram-negative bacterium with a complex life cycle including a
developmental phase in which cells aggregate and sporulate in response to starvation. In …