Publications
2024
Preprint
Identification of EcpK, a bacterial tyrosine pseudokinase important for exopolysaccharide biosynthesis in Myxococcus xanthus. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2024.11.26.625375 (2024)
Journal Article
206 (11), e00108-24 (2024)
Combinatorial control of type IVa pili formation by the four polarized regulators MglA, SgmX, FrzS, and SopA. Journal of Bacteriology
Journal Article
15 (1), 6014 (2024)
A deterministic, c-di-GMP-dependent program ensures the generation of phenotypically similar, symmetric daughter cells during cytokinesis. Nature Communications
Journal Article
121 (17), e2321989121 (2024)
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
Journal Article
13, RP93004 (2024)
A conserved cell-pole determinant organizes proper polar flagellum formation. eLife 2023
Journal Article
4 (4), 102657 (2023)
A miniTurbo-based proximity labeling protocol to identify conditional protein interactomes in vivo in Myxococcus xanthus. STAR Protocols
Journal Article
14 (5), e01593-23 (2023)
The mechanism for polar localization of the type IVa pilus machine in Myxococcus xanthus. mBio
Journal Article
14 (1), 4056 (2023)
Molecular basis and design principles of switchable front-rear polarity and directional migration in Myxococcus xanthus. Nature Communications
Journal Article
14 (1), 3825 (2023)
Biomolecular condensate drives polymerization and bundling of the bacterial tubulin FtsZ to regulate cell division. Nature Communications
Journal Article
19 (6), e1010819 (2023)
During heat stress in Myxococcus xanthus, the CdbS PilZ domain protein, in concert with two PilZ-DnaK chaperones, perturbs chromosome organization and accelerates cell death. PLOS Genetics
Journal Article
19 (4), e1010695 (2023)
Endless microbes most beautiful and most wonderful. PLOS Genetics 2022
Journal Article
13 (5), e02032-22 (2022)
Evidence for a widespread third system for bacterial polysaccharide export across the outer membrane comprising a composite OPX/β-barrel translocon. mBio
Journal Article
18 (9), e1010384 (2022)
A bipartite, low-affinity roadblock domain-containing GAP complex regulates bacterial front-rear polarity. PLOS Genetics
Journal Article
76, 102076 (2022)
Spatiotemporal regulation of switching front–rear cell polarity. Current Opinion in Cell Biology
Journal Article
13 (1), e00044-22 (2022)
CRP-like transcriptional regulator MrpC curbs c-di-GMP and 3′,3′-cGAMP nucleotide levels during development in Myxococcus xanthus. mBio
Journal Article
119 (6), e2115061119 (2022)
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 2021
Journal Article
22 (1), 784 (2021)
Transcriptomic analysis of the Myxococcus xanthus FruA regulon, and comparative developmental transcriptomic analysis of two fruiting body forming species, Myxococcus xanthus and Myxococcus stipitatus. BMC Genomics
Journal Article
203 (13), e00126-21 (2021)
Three PilZ domain proteins, PlpA, PixA and PixB, have distinct functions in regulation of motility and development in Myxococcus xanthus. Journal of Bacteriology
Journal Article
10, e66160 (2021)
PomX, a ParA/MinD ATPase activating protein, is a triple regulator of cell division in Myxococcus xanthus. eLife
Journal Article
12, 655239 (2021)
Interdependent polar localization of FlhF and FlhG and their importance for flagellum formation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Frontiers in Microbiology
Journal Article
17 (1), e1008587 (2021)
Four different mechanisms for switching cell polarity. PLOS Computational Biology 2020
Journal Article
114 (5), pp. 839 - 856 (2020)
SMC and the bactofilin/PadC scaffold have distinct yet redundant functions in chromosome segregation and organization inMyxococcus xanthus. MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
Journal Article
401 (12), pp. 1375 - 1387 (2020)
Biosynthesis and function of cell-surface polysaccharides in the social bacterium Myxococcus xanthus. BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Journal Article
11 (1), 5054 (2020)
PilY1 and minor pilins form a complex priming the type IVa pilus in Myxococcus xanthus. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Journal Article
202 (19), e00335-20 (2020)
Characterization of the Exopolysaccharide Biosynthesis Pathway in Myxococcus xanthus. JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY
Journal Article
117 (38), pp. 23859 - 23868 (2020)
The small GTPase MgIA together with the TPR domain protein SgmX stimulates type IV pili formation in M. xanthus. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Journal Article
16 (6), e1008877 (2020)
Protein-protein interaction network controlling establishment and maintenance of switchable cell polarity. PLOS GENETICS
Journal Article
113 (6), pp. 1189 - 1208 (2020)
Identification of the Wzx flippase, Wzy polymerase and sugar-modifying enzymes for spore coat polysaccharide biosynthesis in Myxococcus xanthus. MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
Journal Article
11 (1), 1791 (2020)
CdbA is a DNA-binding protein and c-di-GMP receptor important for nucleoid organization and segregation in Myxococcus xanthus. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Book Chapter
Regulation by c-di-GMP in Myxococcus xanthus. In: Microbial cyclic di-nucleotide signaling, pp. 293 - 310 (Eds. Chou, S.-H.; Giuliani, N.; Lee, V. T.; Römling, U.). Springer, Cham. (2020)
2019
Journal Article
112 (5), pp. 1531 - 1551 (2019)
An amino-terminal threonine/serine motif is necessary for activity of the Crp/Fnr homolog, MrpC and for Myxococcus xanthus developmental robustness. MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
Journal Article
112 (4), pp. 1178 - 1198 (2019)
Identification of the lipopolysaccharide O-antigen biosynthesis priming enzyme and the O-antigen ligase in Myxococcus xanthus: critical role of LPS O-antigen in motility and development. MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
Journal Article
4 (8), pp. 1344 - 1355 (2019)
Spatial control of the GTPase MgIA by localized RomR-RomX GEF and MgIB GAP activities enables Myxococcus xanthus motility. NATURE MICROBIOLOGY
Journal Article
10, 1360 (2019)
A TonB-dependent transporter is required for secretion of protease PopC across the bacterial outer membrane. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 2018
Journal Article
14 (8), e1007594 (2018)
Seven-transmembrane receptor protein RgsP and cell wall-binding protein RgsM promote unipolar growth in Rhizobiales. PLOS GENETICS
Journal Article
Fluorescence Live-cell Imaging of the Complete Vegetative Cell Cycle of the Slow-growing Social Bacterium Myxococcus xanthus. JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS (136), e57860 (2018)
Journal Article
109 (2), pp. 245 - 261 (2018)
MrpC, a CRP/Fnr homolog, functions as a negative autoregulator during the Myxococcus xanthus multicellular developmental program. MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
Journal Article
9 (1), e01645-17 (2018)
Physiological Heterogeneity Triggers Sibling Conflict Mediated by the Type VI Secretion System in an Aggregative Multicellular Bacterium. MBIO 2017
Journal Article
8, 1817 (2017)
Bactofilin-mediated organization of the ParABS chromosome segregation system in Myxococcus xanthus. Nature Communications
Journal Article
5 (43), 5:e01227-17 (2017)
Draft genome sequence of the fruiting myxobacterium Nannocystis excedens DSM 71. Genome Announc.
Journal Article
5 (40), e01127-17 (2017)
Complete Genome Sequence of the Fruiting Myxobacterium Myxococcus macrosporus Strain DSM 14697, Generated by PacBio Sequencing. Genome Announc.
Journal Article
5 (43), 5:e01196-17 (2017)
Whole genome sequence of the fruiting myxobacterium Cystobacter fuscus DSM 52655. Genome Announc.
Journal Article
1657, pp. 157 - 165 (2017)
Type IV pili-dependent motility as a tool to determine the activity of c-di-GMP modulating enzymes in Myxococcus xanthus. Meth. Mol. Biol.
Journal Article
114 (24), pp. E4822 - E4831 (2017)
AraC-like transcriptional activator CuxR binds c-di-GMP by a PilZ-like mechanism to regulate extracellular polysaccharide production. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Journal Article
41 (3), pp. 299 - 314 (2017)
The PomXYZ Proteins Self-Organize on the Bacterial Nucleoid to Stimulate Cell Division. Developmental Cell
Journal Article
Regulation of Cell Polarity in Motility and Cell Division in Myxococcus xanthus. ANNUAL REVIEW OF MICROBIOLOGY, VOL 71, pp. 61 - 78 (2017)
Journal Article
5 (45), 45 e01262-17 (2017)
The complete genome sequence of the fruiting myxobacterium Melittangium boletus DSM 14713. Genome Announc. 2016
Journal Article
12 (5), e1006080 (2016)
A Minimal Threshold of c-di-GMP Is Essential for Fruiting Body Formation and Sporulation in Myxococcus xanthus. PLoS Genetics
Journal Article
291 (13), pp. 6946 - 6957 (2016)
The Type IV Pilus Assembly ATPase PilB of Myxococcus xanthus Interacts with the Inner Membrane Platform Protein PilC and the Nucleotide-binding Protein PilM. Journal of Biological Chemistry
Journal Article
351 (6278), aad2001 (2016)
Architecture of the type IVa pilus machine. Science
Journal Article
198 (3), pp. 510 - 520 (2016)
MglC, a Paralog of Myxococcus xanthus GTPase-Activating Protein MglB, Plays a Divergent Role in Motility Regulation. Journal of Bacteriology
Journal Article
198 (3), pp. 521 - 535 (2016)
Cyclic Di-GMP Regulates Multiple Cellular Functions in the Symbiotic Alphaproteobacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti. Journal of Bacteriology
Journal Article
198 (1), pp. 77 - 90 (2016)
Cyclic Di-GMP Regulates Type IV Pilus-Dependent Motility in Myxococcus xanthus. Journal of Bacteriology 2015
Journal Article
210 (2), pp. 243 - 256 (2015)
The small G-protein MglA connects to the MreB actin cytoskeleton at bacterial focal adhesions. Journal of Cell Biology
Journal Article
11 (7), e1005341 (2015)
Contact- and Protein Transfer-Dependent Stimulation of Assembly of the Gliding Motility Machinery in Myxococcus xanthus. PLoS Genetics
Journal Article
264, p. 145 - 145 (2015)
A model for spatio-temporal dynamics in a regulatory network for cell polarity (vol 258, pg 189, 2014). Mathematical Biosciences
Journal Article
11 (4), pp. 266 - 270 (2015)
Arginine-rhamnosylation as new strategy to activate translation elongation factor P. NATURE CHEMICAL BIOLOGY 2014
Journal Article
7 (1), pp. 57 - 70 (2014)
Evolution and diversity of the Ras superfamily of small GTPases in prokaryotes. Genome Biology and Evolution
Journal Article
289 (46), pp. 32364 - 32378 (2014)
Synthesis and Assembly of a Novel Glycan Layer in Myxococcus xanthus Spores. Journal of Biological Chemistry
Journal Article
9 (8), e103863 (2014)
Effect of the Min System on Timing of Cell Division in Escherichia coli. PLoS ONE
Journal Article
206 (1), pp. 7 - 17 (2014)
Regulation of cell polarity in bacteria. Journal of Cell Biology
Journal Article
11 (7), pp. 737 - 739 (2014)
Correlated cryogenic photoactivated localization microscopy and cryo-electron tomography. Nature Methods
Journal Article
38 (3), pp. 493 - 522 (2014)
Regulated proteolysis in bacterial development. FEMS Microbiology Reviews
Journal Article
53 (12), pp. 1899 - 1907 (2014)
Regulation of Bacterial Cell Polarity by Small GTPases. Biochemistry
Journal Article
111 (10), pp. E953 - E961 (2014)
Peptidoglycan-binding protein TsaP functions in surface assembly of type IV pili. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Journal Article
12 (2), pp. 115 - 124 (2014)
Bacterial solutions to multicellularity: a tale of biofilms, filaments and fruiting bodies. Nature Reviews Microbiology
Journal Article
196 (2), pp. 378 - 390 (2014)
Outside-In Assembly Pathway of the Type IV Pilus System in Myxococcus xanthus. Journal of Bacteriology 2013
Journal Article
9 (9), e1003802 (2013)
Tracking of Chromosome and Replisome Dynamics in Myxococcus xanthus Reveals a Novel Chromosome Arrangement. PLoS Genetics
Journal Article
89 (6), pp. 1019 - 1024 (2013)
Stably bridging a great divide: localization of the SpoIIQ landmark protein in Bacillus subtilis. Molecular Microbiology
Journal Article
25 (2), pp. 119 - 131 (2013)
Two Small GTPases Act in Concert with the Bactofilin Cytoskeleton to Regulate Dynamic Bacterial Cell Polarity. Developmental Cell
Journal Article
88 (2), pp. 219 - 221 (2013)
Alexander Bohm (1971-2012) Obituary. Molecular Microbiology
Journal Article
11 (2), 1250024 (2013)
A strategy for identifying fluorescence intensity profiles of single rod-shaped cells. Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Journal Article
1, e00100-13 (2013)
Complete genome sequence of Myxococcus stipitatus strain DSM 14675, a fruiting myxobacterium. Genome Announcements
Book Chapter
Genome evolution and content in the myxobacteria. In: Myxobacteria: Genomics, Cellular and Molecular Biology, pp. 79 - 90 (Ed. Higgs, P. I.). Horizon Press (2013)
Journal Article
2, pp. 75 - 85 (2013)
A model for antagonistic protein dynamics. International Journal of Biomathematics and Biostatistics
Journal Article
87 (2), pp. 235 - 253 (2013)
PomZ, a ParA-like protein, regulates Z-ring formation and cell division in Myxococcus xanthus. Molecular Microbiology
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)
Book Chapter
Type IV pili and exoploysaccharide dependent motility in Myxococcus xanthus. In: Myxobacteria: Genomics, Cellular and Molecular Biology, 12, pp. 183 - 198. Horizon Scientific press and Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK (2013)
2012
Journal Article
2 (6), pp. 774 - 785 (2012)
Pattern-formation mechanisms in motility mutants of Myxococcus xanthus. Interface Focus
Journal Article
86 (1), pp. 65 - 81 (2012)
Two intercellular signals required for fruiting body formation in Myxococcus xanthus act sequentially but non-hierarchically. Molecular Microbiology
Journal Article
8 (9), e1002951 (2012)
A Response Regulator Interfaces between the Frz Chemosensory System and the MglA/MglB GTPase/GAP Module to Regulate Polarity in Myxococcus xanthus. PLoS Genetics
Journal Article
74 (9), pp. 2183 - 2203 (2012)
A Model of Oscillatory Protein Dynamics in Bacteria. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
Journal Article
194 (11), pp. 3012 - 3013 (2012)
Complete Genome Sequence of the Fruiting Myxobacterium Corallococcus coralloides DSM 2259. Journal of Bacteriology
Journal Article
78 (8), pp. 2515 - 2521 (2012)
Comprehensive Set of Integrative Plasmid Vectors for Copper-Inducible Gene Expression in Myxococcus xanthus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Journal Article
84 (2), pp. 260 - 275 (2012)
A RelA-dependent two-tiered regulated proteolysis cascade controls synthesis of a contact-dependent intercellular signal in Myxococcus xanthus. Molecular Microbiology
Journal Article
84 (1), pp. 147 - 165 (2012)
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
Journal Article
108 (9), 098102 (2012)
Collective Motion and Nonequilibrium Cluster Formation in Colonies of Gliding Bacteria. Physical Review Letters
Book Chapter
Two-component systems involved in regulation of motility and development in Myxococcus xanthus. In: Two component systems in bacteria, pp. 293 - 314. Horizon Scientific press and Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK (2012)
2011
Journal Article
14 (6), pp. 726 - 733 (2011)
GTPases in bacterial cell polarity and signalling. Current Opinion in Microbiology
Journal Article
30 (20), pp. 4185 - 4197 (2011)
Structural analysis of the Ras-like G protein MglA and its cognate GAP MglB and implications for bacterial polarity. EMBO Journal
Journal Article
9 (8), pp. 565 - 577 (2011)
Temporal and spatial oscillations in bacteria. Nature Reviews Microbiology
Journal Article
81 (2), pp. 297 - 301 (2011)
Close encounters: contact-dependent interactions in bacteria. Molecular Microbiology
Journal Article
108 (18), pp. 7283 - 7284 (2011)
Directional intracellular trafficking in bacteria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2010
Journal Article
28 (2), pp. 1083 - 1097 (2010)
Comparative genomic analysis of fruiting body formation in Myxococcales. Molecular Biology and Evolution
Journal Article
9 (10), pp. 5197 - 5208 (2010)
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
Journal Article
29 (14), pp. 2276 - 2289 (2010)
Regulation of dynamic polarity switching in bacteria by a Ras-like G-protein and its cognate GAP. EMBO Journal
Journal Article
34 (2), pp. 89 - 106 (2010)
Extracellular biology of Myxococcus xanthus. FEMS Microbiology Reviews 2009
Journal Article
74 (3), pp. 691 - 706 (2009)
Regulation of the type IV pili molecular machine by dynamic localization of two motor proteins. Molecular Microbiology
Journal Article
191 (14), pp. 4633 - 4638 (2009)
High-force generation is a conserved property of type IV pilus systems. Journal of Bacteriology