tonB3 is required for normal twitching motility and extracellular assembly of type IV pili

Bixing Huang; Kelin Ru; Zheng Yuan; Cynthia B Whitchurch; John S Mattick

doi:10.1128/JB.186.13.4387-4389.2004

tonB3 is required for normal twitching motility and extracellular assembly of type IV pili

J Bacteriol. 2004 Jul;186(13):4387-9. doi: 10.1128/JB.186.13.4387-4389.2004.

Authors

Bixing Huang¹, Kelin Ru, Zheng Yuan, Cynthia B Whitchurch, John S Mattick

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.

Abstract

Three mutants with Tn5-B21 insertion in tonB3 (PA0406) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exhibited defective twitching motility and reduced assembly of extracellular pili. These defects could be complemented with wild-type tonB3.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacterial Proteins / physiology*
DNA Transposable Elements
Fimbriae, Bacterial / physiology*
Membrane Proteins / physiology*
Movement
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / physiology*

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
DNA Transposable Elements
Membrane Proteins
tonB protein, Bacteria