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Jul 2026
The orphan histidine kinase TodK controls Myxococcus xanthus biofilm development by inactivating the CRP/Fnr homolog, MrpC
Findings establish TodK as a modulator of developmental progression and demonstrate how quantitative phenotyping approaches can reveal biologically meaningful functions for orphan histidine kinases whose mutant phenotypes might otherwise appear subtle.
Christopher Mataczynski, Maike M. Glaser, Stuart Huntley et al.
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