2024
Dual function of LapB (YciM) in regulating Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide synthesis
Shu S, Tsutsui Y, Nathawat R, Mi W. Dual function of LapB (YciM) in regulating Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide synthesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2321510121. PMID: 38635633, PMCID: PMC11046580, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2321510121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLPS synthesisTetratricopeptide repeatCytoplasmic domainLevels of lipopolysaccharideCryo-EM structureGram-negative bacteriaLipopolysaccharide synthesisProtease FtsHRubredoxin domainLpxC activityTransmembrane helicesIn vivo analysisLpxCPseudomonas aeruginosaEnzymatic activityLapBFtsHAllosteric effectsYciMDual functionIn vitroTetratricopeptideAdaptorMotifDeacetylase
2023
Separating Inner and Outer Membranes of Escherichia coli by EDTA-free Sucrose Gradient Centrifugation
Shu S, Mi W. Separating Inner and Outer Membranes of Escherichia coli by EDTA-free Sucrose Gradient Centrifugation. Bio-protocol 2023, 13: e4638. PMID: 36968434, PMCID: PMC10031520, DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInner membraneOuter membraneGram-negative bacteriaPeptidoglycan cell wallEscherichia coliMembrane protein purificationTotal cell membranesSucrose gradient centrifugationMembrane proteinsCell wallProtein structureFunctional studiesProtein purificationTotal membranesCell membraneSucrose gradientsBiochemical proceduresGradient centrifugationProteinMembraneColiBacteriaGradient ultracentrifugationLipidsUltracentrifugation method
2022
Regulatory mechanisms of lipopolysaccharide synthesis in Escherichia coli
Shu S, Mi W. Regulatory mechanisms of lipopolysaccharide synthesis in Escherichia coli. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 4576. PMID: 35931690, PMCID: PMC9356133, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32277-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory mechanismsAnti-adaptor proteinsFirst committed stepMost Gram-negative bacteriaEssential glycolipidEssential membraneGram-negative bacteriaTransmembrane helicesAdaptor proteinCommitted stepCytoplasmic domainFtsHLPS synthesisAnalysis unravelsLipopolysaccharide synthesisLapBEscherichia coliE. coliPermeability barrierProtein levelsLpxCProtease activityProteinColiYejM
2017
Structural basis of MsbA-mediated lipopolysaccharide transport
Mi W, Li Y, Yoon SH, Ernst RK, Walz T, Liao M. Structural basis of MsbA-mediated lipopolysaccharide transport. Nature 2017, 549: 233-237. PMID: 28869968, PMCID: PMC5759761, DOI: 10.1038/nature23649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine DiphosphateATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBacterial ProteinsBiological TransportCell MembraneCryoelectron MicroscopyEscherichia coliHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsLipid BilayersLipopolysaccharidesModels, MolecularNanostructuresPeriplasmProtein BindingProtein DomainsConceptsPeriplasmic leafletStructural basisSingle-particle cryo-electron microscopyCryo-electron microscopyÅ resolution structureLipid flippasesGram-negative bacteriaLipopolysaccharide transportTransmembrane domainInner membraneCytoplasmic leafletMsbAOuter membraneCell envelopeResolution structureCassette transportersADP-vanadateStructural mechanismsConformational transitionLPS recognitionFunctional stateFlippasesMsbA.Hydrophobic interactionsMembrane