MicrobiologyPLoS GeneticsPeer-reviewed
During heat stress in Myxococcus xanthus, the CdbS PilZ domain protein, along with two PilZ-DnaK chaperones, perturbs chromosome organization and accelerates cell death
Michael Seidel, Dorota Skotnicka, Timo Glatter, Lotte Søgaard‐Andersen
The paper shows that in Myxococcus xanthus, CdbA regulates CdbS levels to maintain chromosome organization, and its depletion leads to CdbS over-accumulation, causing cell death, especially under heat stress.