2019
In Situ Structures of Polar and Lateral Flagella Revealed by Cryo-Electron Tomography
Zhu S, Schniederberend M, Zhitnitsky D, Jain R, Galán JE, Kazmierczak BI, Liu J. In Situ Structures of Polar and Lateral Flagella Revealed by Cryo-Electron Tomography. Journal Of Bacteriology 2019, 201: 10.1128/jb.00117-19. PMID: 31010901, PMCID: PMC6560136, DOI: 10.1128/jb.00117-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron tomographyBacterial flagellaFlagellar assemblyPolar flagellumPeritrichous flagellaSerovar TyphimuriumSpecies-specific featuresBacterial pathogensOuter membrane complexSelf-assembling nanomachineFlagellar systemFlagellar structureFlagellar numberSubtomogram averagingMembrane complexLateral flagellaStructural basisDistinct flagellaMolecular machinesFlagellaSitu structureModel systemPseudomonasTyphimuriumRange of variation
2017
In Situ Structural Analysis of the Spirochetal Flagellar Motor by Cryo-Electron Tomography
Zhu S, Qin Z, Wang J, Morado DR, Liu J. In Situ Structural Analysis of the Spirochetal Flagellar Motor by Cryo-Electron Tomography. Methods In Molecular Biology 2017, 1593: 229-242. PMID: 28389958, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6927-2_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron tomographyFlagellar motorIntact flagellar motorBacterial flagellar motorMolecular machinerySitu structural analysisExtensive structural analysisMolecular machinesLarge complexesStructural analysisUnprecedented detailBorrelia burgdorferiStructural determinationMachineryOrganismsBacteriaPowerful techniqueCellsComplexesBurgdorferi