Programmed cell death: role for MazF and MrpC in Myxococcus multicellular development

Lotte Søgaard-Andersen; Zhaomin Yang

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.060

Programmed cell death: role for MazF and MrpC in Myxococcus multicellular development

Curr Biol. 2008 Apr 22;18(8):R337-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.060.

Authors

Lotte Søgaard-Andersen¹, Zhaomin Yang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ecophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch Str., 35043 Marburg, Germany. sogaard@mpi-marburg.mpg.de

PMID: 18430632
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.060

Abstract

Programmed cell death is of ultimate importance in embryonic development of animals. Now, programmed cell death has been shown to be an integral part of a multicellular developmental program in the bacterium Myxococcus xanthus.

MeSH terms

Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
Cell Death / physiology
Myxococcus xanthus / growth & development*
Myxococcus xanthus / metabolism
Transcription Factors / metabolism*

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
MrpC protein, Myxococcus xanthus
Transcription Factors