2020
In Situ Structure of the Vibrio Polar Flagellum Reveals a Distinct Outer Membrane Complex and Its Specific Interaction with the Stator
Zhu S, Nishikino T, Takekawa N, Terashima H, Kojima S, Imada K, Homma M, Liu J. In Situ Structure of the Vibrio Polar Flagellum Reveals a Distinct Outer Membrane Complex and Its Specific Interaction with the Stator. Journal Of Bacteriology 2020, 202: 10.1128/jb.00592-19. PMID: 31767780, PMCID: PMC6989802, DOI: 10.1128/jb.00592-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-protein interactionsCryo-electron tomographyStator unitsFlagellar rotationDetailed protein-protein interactionsUnique protein-protein interactionsGram-negative marine bacteriumPolar sheathed flagellumBasal body structureHigh-speed motilityBacterial flagellar motorLarge conformational changesSpecific interactionsFirst structural evidencePeriplasmic domainPolar flagellumFlagellar motorPeptidoglycan layerMembrane complexT ringMarine bacteriumBacterial flagellaGenetic analysisDetailed structural informationSheathed flagellum
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