2020
Molecular mechanism for rotational switching of the bacterial flagellar motor
Chang Y, Zhang K, Carroll BL, Zhao X, Charon NW, Norris SJ, Motaleb MA, Li C, Liu J. Molecular mechanism for rotational switching of the bacterial flagellar motor. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2020, 27: 1041-1047. PMID: 32895555, PMCID: PMC8129871, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-020-0497-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial flagellar motorSwitch proteinFlagellar motorResponse regulator CheYRotational switchingProton motive forceSwitch complexMolecular mechanismsPhosphorylated formMajor remodelingConformational changesMotive forceModel systemProteinBorrelia burgdorferiCheY3CheYMutantsTorque generatorFLIMInteractsCheXCW rotationMechanismRemodeling
2010
Electron Tomography of Cryofixed, Isometrically Contracting Insect Flight Muscle Reveals Novel Actin-Myosin Interactions
Wu S, Liu J, Reedy MC, Tregear RT, Winkler H, Franzini-Armstrong C, Sasaki H, Lucaveche C, Goldman YE, Reedy MK, Taylor KA. Electron Tomography of Cryofixed, Isometrically Contracting Insect Flight Muscle Reveals Novel Actin-Myosin Interactions. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e12643. PMID: 20844746, PMCID: PMC2936580, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012643.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
The 3D Structure of Villin as an Unusual F-Actin Crosslinker
Hampton CM, Liu J, Taylor DW, DeRosier DJ, Taylor KA. The 3D Structure of Villin as an Unusual F-Actin Crosslinker. Structure 2008, 16: 1882-1891. PMID: 19081064, PMCID: PMC2782859, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2008.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActinsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesChickensCross-Linking ReagentsImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalIntestinesMicrofilament ProteinsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMolecular WeightMuscle, SkeletalProtein BindingProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryRabbitsSequence Homology, Amino Acid
2004
A 3-D Reconstruction of Smooth Muscle α-Actinin by CryoEm Reveals Two Different Conformations at the Actin-binding Region
Liu J, Taylor DW, Taylor KA. A 3-D Reconstruction of Smooth Muscle α-Actinin by CryoEm Reveals Two Different Conformations at the Actin-binding Region. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2004, 338: 115-125. PMID: 15050827, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.02.034.Peer-Reviewed Original Research