2020
FlhF regulates the number and configuration of periplasmic flagella in Borrelia burgdorferi
Zhang K, He J, Catalano C, Guo Y, Liu J, Li C. FlhF regulates the number and configuration of periplasmic flagella in Borrelia burgdorferi. Molecular Microbiology 2020, 113: 1122-1139. PMID: 32039533, PMCID: PMC8085991, DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriplasmic flagellaCell polesM-ring proteinLyme disease bacterium Borrelia burgdorferiCryo-electron tomography studiesSignal recognition particlePolar localizationB. burgdorferiFlagellar assemblyRecognition particleMutant cellsFlagellar numberProtein stabilityFlagellar patternBorrelia burgdorferiFlhFEnzymatic activityBiochemical analysisMechanistic insightsBacterium Borrelia burgdorferiFlagellaPF numberBacteriaMidcellDetailed characterization
2018
The Vibrio H-Ring Facilitates the Outer Membrane Penetration of the Polar Sheathed Flagellum
Zhu S, Nishikino T, Kojima S, Homma M, Liu J. The Vibrio H-Ring Facilitates the Outer Membrane Penetration of the Polar Sheathed Flagellum. Journal Of Bacteriology 2018, 200: 10.1128/jb.00387-18. PMID: 30104237, PMCID: PMC6182240, DOI: 10.1128/jb.00387-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolar sheathed flagellumPeriplasmic flagellaExternal flagellaOuter membraneSheathed flagellumBacterial life cycleCryo-electron tomographyWild-type cellsInternal periplasmic flagellaMultiple peritrichous flagellaRemarkable nanomachinesFlagellar genesPeritrichous flagellaPeriplasmic spaceMost bacteriaNovel functionMolecular basisBacterial flagellaMajor organellesBacterial speciesFlagellaMembrane penetrationH-ringGenesLife cycle