Divergent contributions of multiple PPIases to cell survival, sociality, and stress tolerance in Myxococcus xanthus DK1622
Tian-yu Wan, Rui-yun Chen, Zi-ye Zhou, Ying Cao, Zhuo Pan, Yue-zhong Li, Li Zhuo · 2026
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Tian-yu Wan and co-authors sort the jobs of folding helper enzymes in a social bacterium, in work published in 2026. The helpers, called PPIases, speed the rate-limiting twist in protein folding. The bacterium, Myxococcus xanthus, carries seventeen such genes and is known for group hunting and spore making.
One helper in the outer zone proved vital for growth. Losing a membrane-bound helper hurt group motion, hunting, and spore making, but not fruiting body shape. Near all helpers aided stress defense. Gene use levels varied a lot, even among close kin. The authors see a shared web of labor across the set.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tian-yu Wan, Rui-yun Chen, Zi-ye Zhou, Ying Cao, Zhuo Pan, Yue-zhong Li, Li Zhuo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |