Curtis Patrick D, Taylor Rion G, Welch Roy D, Shimkets Lawrence J
Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.
J Bacteriol. 2007 Dec;189(24):9126-30. doi: 10.1128/JB.01008-07. Epub 2007 Oct 5.
Microcinematography was used to examine fruiting body development of Myxococcus xanthus. Wild-type cells progress through three distinct phases: a quiescent phase with some motility but little aggregation (0 to 8 h), a period of vigorous motility leading to raised fruiting bodies (8 to 16 h), and a period of maturation during which sporulation is initiated (16 to 48 h). Fruiting bodies are extended vertically in a series of tiers, each involving the addition of a cell monolayer on top of the uppermost layer. A pilA (MXAN_5783) mutant produced less extracellular matrix material and thus allowed closer examination of tiered aggregate formation. A csgA (MXAN_1294) mutant exhibited no quiescent phase, aberrant aggregation in phase 2, and disintegration of the fruiting bodies in the third phase.
运用显微电影摄影术来研究黄色黏球菌子实体的发育。野生型细胞历经三个不同阶段:静止期,有一定运动性但很少聚集(0至8小时);活跃运动期,导致子实体隆起(8至16小时);成熟期,在此期间开始孢子形成(16至48小时)。子实体在一系列层次中垂直延伸,每个层次都涉及在最上层之上添加一层细胞。pilA(MXAN_5783)突变体产生的细胞外基质物质较少,因此能够更仔细地观察分层聚集体的形成。csgA(MXAN_1294)突变体没有静止期,在第二阶段聚集异常,在第三阶段子实体解体。