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
2018
Visualizing Chemoreceptor Arrays in Bacterial Minicells by Cryo-Electron Tomography and Subtomogram Analysis
Qin Z, Hu B, Liu J. Visualizing Chemoreceptor Arrays in Bacterial Minicells by Cryo-Electron Tomography and Subtomogram Analysis. Methods In Molecular Biology 2018, 1729: 187-199. PMID: 29429093, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7577-8_17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron tomographyChemoreceptor arraysCheW coupling proteinLarge macromolecular assembliesChemotaxis arraysSubtomogram analysisCheA kinaseBacterial chemoreceptorsCellular contextCoupling proteinMacromolecular assembliesChemotaxis signalingMolecular levelSitu structurePrecise architectureBacterial minicellsMinicellsUnique toolKinaseSignalingProteinSubtomogramsAssemblyConcertAmplification