A major protein component of the Bacillus subtilis biofilm matrix

By S. Branda, F. Chu, D. Kearns, R. Losick, Robert Kolter. Molecular Microbiology, 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Genetics, Molecular Biology

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Citations in the corpus

• Signals, Regulatory Networks, and Materials That Build and Break Bacterial Biofilms (2009, background): “The eps operon contains genes responsible for production of the matrix exopolysaccharide, and the yqxMsipW-tasA operon regulates production and secretion of TasA, one of the protein components of the matrix (38, 54).”
• Physiological heterogeneity in biofilms (2008, background): “The extracellular matrix of this organism is composed of exopolysaccharide that is encoded by the epsA–O operon and the TasA protei”
• Use of Plant-Associated Bacillus Strains as Biofertilizers and Biocontrol Agents in Agriculture (2011, background): “signal peptidase responsible for processing of at least two proteins that play a role in forming the B. subtilis biofilm matrix: Tas A and Yqx M. Tas A is a protein component of the biofilm matrix and its correct localization depends on the presence of Yqx M ( Branda et al. 2006; Chu et al. 2006).”
• Microbial biofilm: formation, architecture, antibiotic resistance, and control strategies (2021, background): “The secreted protein TasA and exopolysaccharide in Bacillus subtilis biofilm matrix are important for forming fruiting-body-like biofilm and maintenance of matrix integrity [70].”
• Strategies for combating bacterial biofilms: A focus on anti-biofilm agents and their mechanisms of action (2017, background): “The amyloid-like fibers and the secretion of TasA protein have also been reported to play an important role in the formation of biofilms.(167,168) The VIRULENCE 533”
• Biocontrol of Postharvest Fruit Fungal Diseases by Bacterial Antagonists: A Review (2019, background): “The matrix of this bacterium consists of proteins called TasA and TapA [63,64] besides a secreted polysaccharide of high molecular weight [65].”
• Plant Growth‐Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) Reduce Evaporation and Increase Soil Water Retention (2017, background): “The mucus material under hydrated condition and the fibrous skeleton under dehydrated conditions were also observed in Branda et al. (2006) and Kumar et al. (2012), and was identified as EPS.”
• Bacterial Biofilms: Development, Dispersal, and Therapeutic Strategies in the Dawn of the Postantibiotic Era (2013, background): “The matrix is composed of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) that, along with carbohydrate-binding proteins (Tielker et al. 2005; Branda et al. 2006; Diggle et al. 2006), pili, flagella, other adhesive fibers (Zogaj et al.”
• Root-Secreted Malic Acid Recruits Beneficial Soil Bacteria1[C][W][OA] (2008, background): “The operon yqxM is a member of a three-gene operon yqxMsipW-tasA, where tasA encodes for a protein that is a major component of the biofilm matrix and yqxM is important for the proper localization of TasA to the matrix (Branda et al., 2006).”