Functional morphology of gliding motility in benthic diatoms. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S ADiatoms, a highly successful group of photosynthetic algae, contribute to a quarter of global primary production. Many species are motile, despite having no appendages and a completely rigid cell body. Cells move to seek out nutrients, locate mating partners, and undergo vertical migration.
Bondoc-Naumovitz KG, Crosato E, Wan KY.
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Distinct motors, shared mechanics: unifying principles of microbial gliding [PDF]
Journal of BacteriologyGliding motility is one of the more elegant tricks in the microbial playbook, allowing cells to move smoothly along an external surface. Unlike swimming in bulk fluid, gliding requires contact with a biotic or abiotic surface, imposing strong physical ...
Samyabrata Sen +4 more
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Gliding motility powers invasion and egress in Apicomplexa
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2017 Protozoan parasites have developed elaborate motility systems that facilitate infection and dissemination. For example, amoebae use actin-rich membrane extensions called pseudopodia, whereas Kinetoplastida are propelled by microtubule-containing flagella.
Karine Frenal +2 more
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Gliding motility of Babesia bovis merozoites visualized by time-lapse video microscopy. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Babesia bovis is an apicomplexan intraerythrocytic protozoan parasite that induces babesiosis in cattle after transmission by ticks. During specific stages of the apicomplexan parasite lifecycle, such as the sporozoites of Plasmodium ...
Masahito Asada +7 more
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Contact- and Protein Transfer-Dependent Stimulation of Assembly of the Gliding Motility Machinery in Myxococcus xanthus. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2015 Bacteria engage in contact-dependent activities to coordinate cellular activities that aid their survival. Cells of Myxococcus xanthus move over surfaces by means of type IV pili and gliding motility.
Beata Jakobczak +3 more
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Untangling Flavobacterium johnsoniae Gliding Motility and Protein Secretion [PDF]
Journal of Bacteriology, 2018 Abhishek Shrivastava, Mark J Mcbride
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The Type 9 Secretion System Is Required for Flavobacterium johnsoniae Biofilm Formation
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Flavobacterium johnsoniae forms biofilms in low nutrient conditions. Protein secretion and cell motility may have roles in biofilm formation. The F. johnsoniae type IX secretion system (T9SS) is important for both secretion and motility. To determine the
Todd J. Eckroat +2 more
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Emergence and modular evolution of a novel motility machinery in bacteria. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2011 Bacteria glide across solid surfaces by mechanisms that have remained largely mysterious despite decades of research. In the deltaproteobacterium Myxococcus xanthus, this locomotion allows the formation stress-resistant fruiting bodies where sporulation ...
Jennifer Luciano +7 more
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Disruption of TgPHIL1 alters specific parameters of Toxoplasma gondii motility measured in a quantitative, three-dimensional live motility assay. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 T. gondii uses substrate-dependent gliding motility to invade cells of its hosts, egress from these cells at the end of its lytic cycle and disseminate through the host organism during infection.
Jacqueline M Leung +4 more
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mSphere, 2020 The deltaproteobacterium Myxococcus xanthus is a model for bacterial motility and has provided unprecedented insights into bacterial swarming behaviors. Fluorescence microscopy techniques have been invaluable in defining the mechanisms that are involved ...
Liam M. Rooney +5 more
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