2016
A novel flagellar sheath protein, FcpA, determines filament coiling, translational motility and virulence for the Leptospira spirochete
Wunder EA, Figueira CP, Benaroudj N, Hu B, Tong BA, Trajtenberg F, Liu J, Reis MG, Charon NW, Buschiazzo A, Picardeau M, Ko AI. A novel flagellar sheath protein, FcpA, determines filament coiling, translational motility and virulence for the Leptospira spirochete. Molecular Microbiology 2016, 101: 457-470. PMID: 27113476, PMCID: PMC4979076, DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraverse tissue barriersHamster modelTarget organsSystemic infectionClinical isolatesLeptospira spirochetesTranslational motilityL. interrogansCell morphologyTissue barriersMotilityLeptospiraPeriplasmic flagellaSpirochetesVirulence phenotypesProtein AHelical cell morphologyInfectionDiseaseLeptospirosisPathogen L. interrogans
2011
Direct visualization of myosin-binding protein C bridging myosin and actin filaments in intact muscle
Luther PK, Winkler H, Taylor K, Zoghbi ME, Craig R, Padrón R, Squire JM, Liu J. Direct visualization of myosin-binding protein C bridging myosin and actin filaments in intact muscle. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 11423-11428. PMID: 21705660, PMCID: PMC3136262, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1103216108.Peer-Reviewed Original Research