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
2018
DNA melting initiates the RAG catalytic pathway
Ru H, Mi W, Zhang P, Alt FW, Schatz DG, Liao M, Wu H. DNA melting initiates the RAG catalytic pathway. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2018, 25: 732-742. PMID: 30061602, PMCID: PMC6080600, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-018-0098-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombination signal sequencesDNA meltingCryo-EM structureBase-specific contactsSignal sequenceDNA transpositionSubstrate bindingRetroviral integrationRAG endonucleaseDimer openingTerminal sequenceGTG sequenceDNA cleavageScissile phosphateDNAUniversal mechanismPiston-like movementSequenceActive siteHeptamerRetrotransposonsCatalytic pathwayTransposonComplexesEndonuclease
2017
Cryo-EM structure of the protein-conducting ERAD channel Hrd1 in complex with Hrd3
Schoebel S, Mi W, Stein A, Ovchinnikov S, Pavlovicz R, DiMaio F, Baker D, Chambers MG, Su H, Li D, Rapoport TA, Liao M. Cryo-EM structure of the protein-conducting ERAD channel Hrd1 in complex with Hrd3. Nature 2017, 548: 352-355. PMID: 28682307, PMCID: PMC5736104, DOI: 10.1038/nature23314.Peer-Reviewed Original Research