2021
BB0259 Encompasses a Peptidoglycan Lytic Enzyme Function for Proper Assembly of Periplasmic Flagella in Borrelia burgdorferi
Xu H, Hu B, Flesher DA, Liu J, Motaleb MA. BB0259 Encompasses a Peptidoglycan Lytic Enzyme Function for Proper Assembly of Periplasmic Flagella in Borrelia burgdorferi. Frontiers In Microbiology 2021, 12: 692707. PMID: 34659138, PMCID: PMC8517470, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.692707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeriplasmic flagellaFlagellar rodProper assemblyFlagellar hookCryo-electron tomographyPG sacculusProtein homologsΕ-ProteobacteriaPeptidoglycan sacculusLytic transglycosylaseΓ-ProteobacteriaDistinct proteinsFlgJOuter membraneFunctional flagellaFilament assemblyFunctional domainsEnzyme functionCell wallMutant strainLyme disease spirocheteFlagellaEnzyme activityAssemblySacculusThe peptidoglycan-associated protein NapA plays an important role in the envelope integrity and in the pathogenesis of the lyme disease spirochete
Davis MM, Brock AM, DeHart TG, Boribong BP, Lee K, McClune ME, Chang Y, Cramer N, Liu J, Jones CN, Jutras BL. The peptidoglycan-associated protein NapA plays an important role in the envelope integrity and in the pathogenesis of the lyme disease spirochete. PLOS Pathogens 2021, 17: e1009546. PMID: 33984073, PMCID: PMC8118282, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeptidoglycan-associated proteinsCell envelopeUnbiased proteomic approachCryo-electron microscopyOxidative stress responseOuter membrane vesiclesGram-negative bacteriaDps homologueEnvelope integrityProteomic approachNapA mutantOuter membraneBacterial proteinsMutant bacteriaDNA bindingCritical residuesBiological functionsLyme disease spirocheteStress responseCellular DNAMembrane vesiclesPeptidoglycanEnvelope layersBacterial pathogensCellular studies
2019
Structural dynamics of bacteriophage P22 infection initiation revealed by cryo-electron tomography
Wang C, Tu J, Liu J, Molineux IJ. Structural dynamics of bacteriophage P22 infection initiation revealed by cryo-electron tomography. Nature Microbiology 2019, 4: 1049-1056. PMID: 30886360, PMCID: PMC6533119, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0403-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron tomographyOuter membraneInfection initiationCell surfaceBacterial cell envelopeSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumGenome translocationGram-negative bacteriaEnterica serovar TyphimuriumTail needleCytoplasmic membraneSecond proteinExtracellular channelsCell envelopePhage P22Successful infectionCell cytoplasmSerovar TyphimuriumSuch virionsGenomeCytoplasmProteinO-antigenPhagesAssembles
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: e00387-18. 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
2017
Molecular architecture of the sheathed polar flagellum in Vibrio alginolyticus
Zhu S, Nishikino T, Hu B, Kojima S, Homma M, Liu J. Molecular architecture of the sheathed polar flagellum in Vibrio alginolyticus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 10966-10971. PMID: 28973904, PMCID: PMC5642721, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1712489114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolar flagellumOuter membraneIntact cellsFlagellar motor componentsSheathed polar flagellumRod-shaped bacteriaGram-negative rod-shaped bacteriaLimited structural informationPeriplasmic structureSubtomogram analysisFlagellar rotationFlagellar motorGenetic approachesUnsheathed flagellaCryoelectron tomographySwimming motilitySheathed flagellumMajor remodelingFlagellaRing-like structureMolecular levelDistinct motilityFast motilityMembranous sheathLength variation