Probing Allostery Through DNA
Kim S, Broströmer E, Xing D, Jin J, Chong S, Ge H, Wang S, Gu C, Yang L, Gao YQ, Su XD, Sun Y, Xie XS. Probing Allostery Through DNA. Science 2013, 339: 816-819. PMID: 23413354, PMCID: PMC3586787, DOI: 10.1126/science.1229223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllosteric RegulationBase SequenceBinding SitesDNA, B-FormDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesEscherichia coliGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, BacterialLac RepressorsMolecular Dynamics SimulationNucleosomesProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptors, GlucocorticoidTranscription FactorsViral ProteinsCell Shape Can Mediate the Spatial Organization of the Bacterial Cytoskeleton
Wang S, Wingreen NS. Cell Shape Can Mediate the Spatial Organization of the Bacterial Cytoskeleton. Biophysical Journal 2013, 104: 541-552. PMID: 23442905, PMCID: PMC3566457, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial cytoskeletonCell shapeCytoskeletal filamentsBacterial cytoskeletal proteinsRod-shaped cellsCytoskeletal proteinsCell wallCytoskeletal polymerizationCytoskeletonSpatial patterningMreBConformational transitionSpatial organizationFilament lengthSame membraneFilamentsMembraneFtsZSpatial patternsChemical energyFilament bendingProteinPatterningProper controlMicrofluidic approach