Inhibition of binding and gliding through inhibiting Nap activity (VIDEO)

Osaka City University

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae cells bind to and glide on glass surface to the direction of tapered end as you can see in this real time video. Nap complex clustering on the tapered end of cell is responsible for binding and gliding. After five seconds from the beginning of this video, free sialyllactose which inhibits Nap activity was added. The gliding cells slowed down and detached from glass surface.

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Makoto Miyata, Osaka City University

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