Matavacas & von Wachenfeldt demonstrate that disruption of protein homeostasis affects B. subtilis biofilms -- dnaK mutants have a reduced motile population and more matrix producers and endospores.
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Protein Homeostasis Impairment Alters Phenotypic Heterogeneity of Biofilm Communities
In biofilms, genetically identical cells exhibit diverse gene expression, resulting in subpopulations of functionally distinct and coexisting cell types, such as motile cells, extracellular matrix pr....
