Two PAAR Proteins with Different C-Terminal Extended Domains Have Distinct Ecological Functions in Myxococcus xanthus
Ya Liu, Jianing Wang, Zheng Zhang, Feng Wang, Ya Gong, Duohong Sheng, Yue‐zhong Li
Abstract
; one has antifungal activity, and the other is associated with the kin discrimination phenotype. The PAAR-CTD proteins and the proteins encoded by their downstream genes form two toxin-immunity protein pairs. We demonstrated that the C-terminal diversification of the PAAR-CTD proteins enriches the ecological functions of bacterial cells.
Topics & Concepts
Myxococcus xanthusTerminal (telecommunication)EcologyBiologyBacterial proteinBacteriaBiological systemEvolutionary biologyBiochemistryComputer scienceGeneGeneticsMutantTelecommunicationsVibrio bacteria research studiesGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology