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SUBMITTER: Li Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6776036 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Zhoukun Z Ye Xianfeng X Liu Muxing M Xia Chengyao C Zhang Lei L Luo Xue X Wang Ting T Chen Yue Y Zhao Yuqiang Y Qiao Yan Y Huang Yan Y Cao Hui H Gu Xiangyang X Fan Jiaqin J Cui Zhongli Z Zhang Zhengguang Z
The ISME journal 20190507 9
Myxobacterial predation on bacteria has been investigated for several decades. However, their predation on fungi has received less attention. Here, we show that a novel outer membrane β-1,6-glucanase GluM from Corallococcus sp. strain EGB is essential for initial sensing and efficient decomposition of fungi during predation. GluM belongs to an unstudied family of outer membrane β-barrel proteins with potent specific activity up to 24,000 U/mg, whose homologs extensively exist in myxobacteria. Gl ...[more]