A Myxococcus xanthus bacterial tyrosine kinase, BtkA, is required for the formation of mature spores.

Authors :: Kimura Y
Yamashita S
Mori Y
Kitajima Y
Takegawa K
Source :: Journal of bacteriology [J Bacteriol] 2011 Oct; Vol. 193 (20), pp. 5853-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Aug 12.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: A Myxococcus xanthus cytoplasmic bacterial tyrosine kinase, BtkA, showed phosphorylation activity in the presence of Exo. Phosphorylated BtkA was expressed late after starvation induction and early after glycerol induction. The btkA mutant was unable to complete maturation to heat- and sonication-resistant spores under both starvation- and glycerol-induced developmental conditions.

Subjects :: Amino Acid Sequence
Bacterial Proteins chemistry
Bacterial Proteins genetics
Glycerol metabolism
Hot Temperature
Molecular Sequence Data
Myxococcus xanthus chemistry
Myxococcus xanthus genetics
Myxococcus xanthus growth & development
Protein-Tyrosine Kinases chemistry
Protein-Tyrosine Kinases genetics
Sequence Alignment
Bacterial Proteins metabolism
Myxococcus xanthus enzymology
Protein-Tyrosine Kinases metabolism
Spores, Bacterial growth & development

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