Publications
2025
Review Article
Milestones in the development of Myxococcus xanthus as a model multicellular bacterium. Journal of Bacteriology 207 (7), e00071-25 (2025)
2024
Journal Article
Combinatorial control of type IVa pili formation by the four polarized regulators MglA, SgmX, FrzS, and SopA. Journal of Bacteriology 206 (11), e00108-24 (2024)
Journal Article
Tight-packing of large pilin subunits provides distinct structural and mechanical properties for the Myxococcus xanthus type IVa pilus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 121 (17), e2321989121 (2024)
*corresponding authors: Treuner-Lange, A. and Egelman E. H.
2022
Journal Article
A noncanonical cytochrome c stimulates calcium binding by PilY1 for type IVa pili formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119 (6), e2115061119 (2022)
2020
Journal Article
PilY1 and minor pilins form a complex priming the type IVa pilus in Myxococcus xanthus. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 11 (1), 5054 (2020)
Magazine Article
Überlebenskünstler mit sozialen und kommunikativen Fähigkeiten. (2020)
2018
Journal Article
Physiological Heterogeneity Triggers Sibling Conflict Mediated by the Type VI Secretion System in an Aggregative Multicellular Bacterium. MBIO 9 (1), e01645-17 (2018)
2017
Journal Article
Draft genome sequence of the fruiting myxobacterium Nannocystis excedens DSM 71. Genome Announc. 5 (43), 5:e01227-17 (2017)
Journal Article
Complete Genome Sequence of the Fruiting Myxobacterium Myxococcus macrosporus Strain DSM 14697, Generated by PacBio Sequencing. Genome Announc. 5 (40), e01127-17 (2017)
Journal Article
Whole genome sequence of the fruiting myxobacterium Cystobacter fuscus DSM 52655. Genome Announc. 5 (43), 5:e01196-17 (2017)
Magazine Article
Typ-IVa-Pilus-Motilität - Bislang stärkster molekularer Motor zieht Bakterien über Oberflächen. (2017)
Journal Article
The complete genome sequence of the fruiting myxobacterium Melittangium boletus DSM 14713. Genome Announc. 5 (45), 45 e01262-17 (2017)
2016
Journal Article
Architecture of the type IVa pilus machine. Science 351 (6278), aad2001 (2016)
2015
Journal Article
The small G-protein MglA connects to the MreB actin cytoskeleton at bacterial focal adhesions. Journal of Cell Biology 210 (2), pp. 243 - 256 (2015)
2014
Journal Article
Regulation of cell polarity in bacteria. Journal of Cell Biology 206 (1), pp. 7 - 17 (2014)
Journal Article
Correlated cryogenic photoactivated localization microscopy and cryo-electron tomography. Nature Methods 11 (7), pp. 737 - 739 (2014)
2013
Journal Article
Tracking of Chromosome and Replisome Dynamics in Myxococcus xanthus Reveals a Novel Chromosome Arrangement. PLoS Genetics 9 (9), e1003802 (2013)
Journal Article
Complete genome sequence of Myxococcus stipitatus strain DSM 14675, a fruiting myxobacterium. Genome Announcements 1, e00100-13 (2013)
Journal Article
PomZ, a ParA-like protein, regulates Z-ring formation and cell division in Myxococcus xanthus. Molecular Microbiology 87 (2), pp. 235 - 253 (2013)
Book Chapter
Cell cycle regulation in Myxococcus xanthus during vegetative growth and development: Regulation links between DNA replication and cell division. In: Myxobacteria: Genomics, Cellular and Molecular Biology, 12, pp. 79 - 90. Horizon Scientific press and Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK (2013)
2012
Journal Article
Complete Genome Sequence of the Fruiting Myxobacterium Corallococcus coralloides DSM 2259. Journal of Bacteriology 194 (11), pp. 3012 - 3013 (2012)
Journal Article
Myxococcus xanthus Developmental Cell Fate Production: Heterogeneous Accumulation of Developmental Regulatory Proteins and Reexamination of the Role of MazF in Developmental Lysis. Journal of Bacteriology 194 (12), pp. 3058 - 3068 (2012)
Journal Article
Comprehensive Set of Integrative Plasmid Vectors for Copper-Inducible Gene Expression in Myxococcus xanthus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78 (8), pp. 2515 - 2521 (2012)
Journal Article
The orphan histidine protein kinase SgmT is a c-di-GMP receptor and regulates composition of the extracellular matrix together with the orphan DNA binding response regulator DigR in Myxococcus xanthus. Molecular Microbiology 84 (1), pp. 147 - 165 (2012)
2011
Journal Article
The Myxococcus xanthus Spore Cuticula Protein C Is a Fragment of FibA, an Extracellular Metalloprotease Produced Exclusively in Aggregated Cells. PLoS ONE 6 (12), e28968 (2011)
2010
Journal Article
Comparative genomic analysis of fruiting body formation in Myxococcales. Molecular Biology and Evolution 28 (2), pp. 1083 - 1097 (2010)
Journal Article
Profiling the Outer Membrane Proteome during Growth and Development of the Social Bacterium Myxococcus xanthus by Selective Biotinylation and Analyses of Outer Membrane Vesicles. Journal of Proteome Research 9 (10), pp. 5197 - 5208 (2010)
Journal Article
Global transcriptome analysis of spore formation in Myxococcus xanthus reveals a locus necessary for cell differentiation. BMC Genomics 11, 264 (2010)
Journal Article
The Phosphatomes of the Multicellular Myxobacteria Myxococcus xanthus and Sorangium cellulosum in Comparison with Other Prokaryotic Genomes. PLOS ONE 5 (6), e11164 (2010)
2008
Journal Article
Mutation in the rel gene of Sorangium cellulosum affects morphological and physiological differentiation. MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY 69 (1), pp. 254 - 266 (2008)
2007
Journal Article
Complete genome sequence of the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum. NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY 25 (11), pp. 1281 - 1289 (2007)
Book Chapter
Sorangium cellulosum Methods. In: MYXOBACTERIA: MULTICELLULARITY AND DIFFERENTIATION, pp. 503 - 511 (Ed. Whitworth, D.) (2007)
2005
Book Chapter
Comparative Genomic Analysis of Signal Transduction Proteins in Clostridia. In: Handbook on Clostridia, 24, pp. 709 - 736 (Ed. Dürre, P.) (2005)
Book Chapter
Clostridial Potassium Transport Systems. In: Handbook on Clostridia, 13, pp. 352 - 365 (Ed. Dürre, P.) (2005)
2004
Journal Article
HthA, a putative DNA binding protein, and HthB are important for fruiting body morphogenesis in Myxococcus xanthus. Microbiology 150 (7), pp. 2171 - 2183 (2004)
2001
Journal Article
Pph1 from Myxococcus xanthus is a protein phosphatase involved in vegetative growth and development. Molecular Microbiology 40 (1), pp. 126 - 140 (2001)
2000
Journal Article
Developmental aggregation of Myxococcus xanthus requires frgA, an frz-related gene. Journal of Bacteriology 182 (23), pp. 6614 - 6621 (2000)
1998
Journal Article
Sporulation and time course expression of sigma-factor homologous genes in Clostridium acetobutylicum. FEMS Microbiology Letters 161 (1), pp. 157 - 164 (1998)
Journal Article
Regulation of motility behavior in Myxococcus xanthus may require an extracytoplasmic-function sigma factor. Journal of Bacteriology 180 (21), pp. 5668 - 5675 (1998)
1997
Journal Article
The kdp system of Clostridium acetobutylicum: Cloning, sequencing, and transcriptional regulation in response to potassium concentration. Journal of Bacteriology 179 (14), pp. 4501 - 4512 (1997)
1996
Journal Article
Molecular biological analysis of kdpD/E, a sensor histidine kinase response regulator system in Clostridium acetobutylicum. Anaerobe 2 (6), pp. 351 - 363 (1996)
1995
Journal Article
Sigma-factor and sporulation genes in Clostridium. FEMS Microbiology Reviews 17 (3), pp. 331 - 340 (1995)
1994
Journal Article
Sporolation and primary sigma-factor homologous genes in Clostridium-acetobutylicum. Journal of Bacteriology 176 (21), pp. 6572 - 6582 (1994)