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Annual Review of Microbiology

Volume 71, 2017

Regulation of Cell Polarity in Motility and Cell Division in

Abstract

Rod-shaped cells are polarized with proteins asymmetrically localizing to specific positions. This spatial organization is important for regulation of motility and cell division and changes over time. Dedicated protein modules regulate motility independent of the cell cycle, and cell division dependent on the cell cycle. For motility, a leading-lagging cell polarity is established that is inverted during cellular reversals. Establishment and inversion of this polarity are regulated hierarchically by interfacing protein modules that sort polarized motility proteins to the correct cell poles or cause their relocation between cell poles during reversals akin to a spatial toggle switch. For division, a novel self-organizing protein module that incorporates a ParA ATPase positions the FtsZ-ring at midcell. This review covers recent findings concerning the spatiotemporal regulation of motility and cell division in and illustrates how the study of diverse bacteria may uncover novel mechanisms involved in regulating bacterial cell polarity.

Keyword(s): Frz chemosensory system, gliding motility, MglA, self-organization, spatial toggle switch, type IV pili
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Regulation of Cell Polarity in Motility and Cell Division in Myxococcus xanthus
Annual Review of Microbiology 71, 61 (2017); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-micro-102215-095415
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