LolA and LolB are conserved in Bacteroidetes and are crucial for gliding motility and Type IX secretion.
Tom De Smet, Elisabeth Baland, Fabio Giovannercole, Julien Mignon, Laura Lizen, Rémy Dugauquier, Frédéric Lauber, Marc Dieu, Gipsi Lima‐Mendez, Catherine Michaux, Damien Paul Devos, Francesco Renzi
This study identifies LolB homologs in Bacteroidetes and shows they are involved in gliding motility and Type IX secretion, but lipoprotein transport can occur independently of LolA and LolB.
Communications Biology · Mar 6, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology