2021
FisB relies on homo-oligomerization and lipid binding to catalyze membrane fission in bacteria
Landajuela A, Braun M, Rodrigues CDA, Martínez-Calvo A, Doan T, Horenkamp F, Andronicos A, Shteyn V, Williams ND, Lin C, Wingreen NS, Rudner DZ, Karatekin E. FisB relies on homo-oligomerization and lipid binding to catalyze membrane fission in bacteria. PLOS Biology 2021, 19: e3001314. PMID: 34185788, PMCID: PMC8274934, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane fissionMembrane fission machineryMother cell membraneNegative-curvature lipidsMother cell cytoplasmUnique membrane topologyFission machineryMembrane scissionMembrane topologyLipid microdomainsMembrane necksFission proteinsLipid bindingMembrane curvatureFilamentous cellsBacillus subtilisFisBProtein BCell cytoplasmAcidic lipidsCell membraneCurvature sensingImmobile clustersIntrinsic abilityBacteria
2009
A Replicable Tetrahedral Nanostructure Self-Assembled from a Single DNA Strand
Li Z, Wei B, Nangreave J, Lin C, Liu Y, Mi Y, Yan H. A Replicable Tetrahedral Nanostructure Self-Assembled from a Single DNA Strand. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2009, 131: 13093-13098. PMID: 19737020, PMCID: PMC3083857, DOI: 10.1021/ja903768f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtomic force microscopy imagingForce microscopy imagingRolling-circle amplificationDNA nanostructuresSingle DNA strandsFerguson analysisMicroscopy imagingTetrahedraStandard molecular cloning techniquesDNA strandsSingle strandsRestriction enzyme digestionCloning techniquesMolecular cloning techniques