2020
An asymmetric sheath controls flagellar supercoiling and motility in the leptospira spirochete
Gibson KH, Trajtenberg F, Wunder EA, Brady MR, San Martin F, Mechaly A, Shang Z, Liu J, Picardeau M, Ko A, Buschiazzo A, Sindelar CV. An asymmetric sheath controls flagellar supercoiling and motility in the leptospira spirochete. ELife 2020, 9: e53672. PMID: 32157997, PMCID: PMC7065911, DOI: 10.7554/elife.53672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron tomographyKey functional attributesNative flagellar filamentsHigh-resolution cryo-electron tomographyPeriplasmic spaceSheath proteinStructural basisFlagellar filamentsLeptospira spirochetesSpirochete bacteriaEntire cellFunctional attributesX-ray crystallographyImportant pathogenSupercoilingMotilityBacteriaFilamentsCell bodiesFlagellaSpirochetesProteinFlagellinDistinctive meansEndoflagella
2016
Ring-like oligomers of Synaptotagmins and related C2 domain proteins
Zanetti MN, Bello OD, Wang J, Coleman J, Cai Y, Sindelar CV, Rothman JE, Krishnakumar SS. Ring-like oligomers of Synaptotagmins and related C2 domain proteins. ELife 2016, 5: e17262. PMID: 27434670, PMCID: PMC4977156, DOI: 10.7554/elife.17262.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
The beginning of kinesin's force-generating cycle visualized at 9-Å resolution
Sindelar CV, Downing KH. The beginning of kinesin's force-generating cycle visualized at 9-Å resolution. Journal Of Cell Biology 2007, 177: 377-385. PMID: 17470637, PMCID: PMC2064809, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200612090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSwitch II helixMicrotubule-binding proteinN-terminal extensionII helixNucleotide-free stateCryo-electron microscopySwitch IMicrotubule contactsResponse elementSingle-particle reconstructionConformational changesMicrotubulesActivation mechanismKinesinHigh-resolution characterizationHelixProtein