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Integrin-like adhesin CglD confers traction and stabilizes bacterial focal adhesions involved in myxobacterial gliding motility
N. Y. Jolivet, E. Han, A. M. Belgrave…·S. T. Islam
The paper identifies CglD as a β-integrin-like adhesin in Myxococcus xanthus that stabilizes bacterial focal adhesions and enables gliding motility through mechanosensory and mechanotransductory functions.
DOI 10.1101/2023.10.19.562135