2021
Studying bacterial chemosensory array with CryoEM
Qin Z, Zhang P. Studying bacterial chemosensory array with CryoEM. Biochemical Society Transactions 2021, 49: 2081-2089. PMID: 34495335, PMCID: PMC8589424, DOI: 10.1042/bst20210080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemosensory arraysBacterial chemosensory arrayThousands of proteinsGradients of nutrientsCell polesLipid nanodiscsChemosensory systemCryoEMBacterial minicellsStructural studiesBacteria cellsBacterial ghostsRecent advancesMinicellsStructural analysisNanodiscsProteinBacteriaNutrientsCellsVivo
2017
In Situ Structural Analysis of the Spirochetal Flagellar Motor by Cryo-Electron Tomography
Zhu S, Qin Z, Wang J, Morado DR, Liu J. In Situ Structural Analysis of the Spirochetal Flagellar Motor by Cryo-Electron Tomography. Methods In Molecular Biology 2017, 1593: 229-242. PMID: 28389958, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6927-2_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron tomographyFlagellar motorIntact flagellar motorBacterial flagellar motorMolecular machinerySitu structural analysisExtensive structural analysisMolecular machinesLarge complexesStructural analysisUnprecedented detailBorrelia burgdorferiStructural determinationMachineryOrganismsBacteriaPowerful techniqueCellsComplexesBurgdorferi