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Penelope I. Higgs

Wayne State UniversityORCID 0000-0003-4726-3329Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Christopher Mataczynski· 1 shared Maeve McLaughliniD· 1 shared Maike M. Glaser· 1 shared Stuart Huntley· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJul 29, 2026

The orphan histidine kinase TodK controls Myxococcus xanthus biofilm development by inactivating the CRP/Fnr homolog, MrpC

Christopher Mataczynski, Maike M. Glaser, Stuart Huntley, Penelope I. Higgs

The paper quantifies developmental phenotypes of a Myxococcus xanthus mutant lacking TodK, revealing its role in modulating biofilm development through regulation of MrpC.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.28.741289

bacteria (other)experimental assay

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Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 16, 2019

A negative autoregulation network motif is required for synchronized Myxococcus xanthus development

Maeve McLaughlin, Penelope I. Higgs

The paper shows that negative autoregulation of MrpC is essential for synchronized development in Myxococcus xanthus, as its disruption causes asynchronous cell behavior during fruiting body formation.

3 citations

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