Zusman David R, Scott Ansley E, Yang Zhaomin, Kirby John R
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3204, USA.
Nat Rev Microbiol. 2007 Nov;5(11):862-72. doi: 10.1038/nrmicro1770.
The complex life cycle of Myxococcus xanthus includes predation, swarming, fruiting-body formation and sporulation. The genome of M. xanthus is large and comprises an estimated 7,400 open reading frames, of which approximately 605 code for regulatory genes. These include eight clusters of chemotaxis-like genes that define eight chemosensory pathways, most of which have dedicated functions. Although many of these chemosensory pathways have a role in controlling motility, at least two of these pathways control gene expression during development.
黄色粘球菌复杂的生命周期包括捕食、群体游动、子实体形成和孢子形成。黄色粘球菌的基因组很大，估计包含7400个开放阅读框，其中约605个编码调控基因。这些基因包括八簇趋化样基因，它们定义了八条化学感受途径，其中大多数具有特定功能。尽管这些化学感受途径中的许多在控制运动性方面发挥作用，但其中至少有两条途径在发育过程中控制基因表达。
