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Review
. 2005 Sep 27;102(39):13713-4.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0506508102. Epub 2005 Sep 19.

Mycoplasma takes a walk

Nyles W Charon  1
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Review

Mycoplasma takes a walk

Nyles W Charon. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Diagram of M. mobile (Upper) and proposed gliding mechanism (Lower). (Upper) Schematic illustration of three subcellar regions of M. mobile (9). The direction of gliding is indicated by an open arrow. The neck region is specialized for gliding and contains the spike structure observed by electron microscopy. (Lower) Hypothetical mechanical walking cycle. A Mycoplasma cell is represented by the light-blue color. A spike (Gli349) is represented as a rod protruding from the cell and supported by a force generator (Gli521) represented as a rectangular box. The glass surface is represented by a solid line. The cycle of transition of the spike occurs in five steps: (i) initial binding, (ii) tight binding, (iii) stroke, (iv) release, and (v) return. The cycle is powered by ATP. The figure was modified from ref. .
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Comment on

  • Gliding ghosts of Mycoplasma mobile.
    Uenoyama A, Miyata M. Uenoyama A, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Sep 6;102(36):12754-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0506114102. Epub 2005 Aug 26. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005. PMID: 16126895 Free PMC article.

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