dsg, a gene required for Myxococcus development, is necessary for cell viability.

AUTOR(ES)

Cheng, Y

RESUMO

Previous work identified the dsg gene as necessary for cell-cell interaction in Myxococcus xanthus. Point mutations of this gene, such as dsg-439, are viable, but insertions of Tn5 within the dsg gene (dsg::Tn5) are lethal. Partial diploids, dsg::Tn5/dsg+ or dsg::Tn5/dsg-429 or dsg::Tn5/dsg-439, are also viable, showing that the lethal effect of the haploid insertions is due to loss of function. Thus the evidence implies that the dsg gene is essential for viability as well as development, but its essential quality differs between growth and development because dsg-429 and dsg-439 mutants grow normally, but are unable to develop.

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