Biomolecules, Vol. 7, Pages 60: The Role of Functional Amyloids in Multicellular Growth and Development of Gram-Positive Bacteria

Biomolecules, Vol. 7, Pages 60: The Role of Functional Amyloids in Multicellular Growth and Development of Gram-Positive Bacteria

Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom7030060

Authors: Anna Dragoš Ákos T. Kovács Dennis Claessen

Amyloid fibrils play pivotal roles in all domains of life. In bacteria, these fibrillar structures are often part of an extracellular matrix that surrounds the producing organism and thereby provides protection to harsh environmental conditions. Here, we discuss the role of amyloid fibrils in the two distant Gram-positive bacteria, Streptomyces coelicolor and Bacillus subtilis. We describe how amyloid fibrils contribute to a multitude of developmental processes in each of these systems, including multicellular growth and community development. Despite this variety of tasks, we know surprisingly little about how their assembly is organized to fulfill all these roles.

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