摘 要: | Studyingthemolecularmechanismsgoverningmorphogenesisofmulticellularstructureandcelldifferen-tiationhasbeenoneofthecentralthemesinlifesciences.M.xanthus,aGram-negativebacterium,isoneofthesim-plestorganismsthatundergoaprogramofmulticellulardevelopment.Inresponsetonutrientstarvation,approxi-mately100000cellsmovetowardanaggregationcentertoformafruitingbody.Withinthenascentfruitingbody,rod-shapedcellsgraduallyshortenanddifferentiateintoroundmyxospores.Sporesgerminatetoinitiatevegetativegrowthifnut…
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