2020
An asymmetric sheath controls flagellar supercoiling and motility in the leptospira spirochete
Gibson KH, Trajtenberg F, Wunder EA, Brady MR, San Martin F, Mechaly A, Shang Z, Liu J, Picardeau M, Ko A, Buschiazzo A, Sindelar CV. An asymmetric sheath controls flagellar supercoiling and motility in the leptospira spirochete. ELife 2020, 9: e53672. PMID: 32157997, PMCID: PMC7065911, DOI: 10.7554/elife.53672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron tomographyKey functional attributesNative flagellar filamentsHigh-resolution cryo-electron tomographyPeriplasmic spaceSheath proteinStructural basisFlagellar filamentsLeptospira spirochetesSpirochete bacteriaEntire cellFunctional attributesX-ray crystallographyImportant pathogenSupercoilingMotilityBacteriaFilamentsCell bodiesFlagellaSpirochetesProteinFlagellinDistinctive meansEndoflagella
2008
The role of filament-packing dynamics in powering amoeboid cell motility
Miao L, Vanderlinde O, Liu J, Grant RP, Wouterse A, Shimabukuro K, Philipse A, Stewart M, Roberts TM. The role of filament-packing dynamics in powering amoeboid cell motility. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 5390-5395. PMID: 18385381, PMCID: PMC2291107, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0708416105.Peer-Reviewed Original Research