2021
PLCγ1 promotes phase separation of T cell signaling components
Zeng L, Palaia I, Šarić A, Su X. PLCγ1 promotes phase separation of T cell signaling components. Journal Of Cell Biology 2021, 220: e202009154. PMID: 33929486, PMCID: PMC8094118, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202009154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTCR signal transductionT-cell receptor pathwayLiquid-like condensatesKey adaptor proteinLAT clusteringLAT complexSH2 domainAdaptor proteinPhosphatase CD45Signal transductionTCR pathwayPhospholipase Cγ1ERK activationProtein compositionBiophysical principlesPLCγ1Critical functionsReceptor pathwayPathwayLATMajor componentT cellsCellsActivationDephosphorylation
2017
Structural basis of host recognition and biofilm formation by Salmonella Saf pili
Zeng L, Zhang L, Wang P, Meng G. Structural basis of host recognition and biofilm formation by Salmonella Saf pili. ELife 2017, 6: e28619. PMID: 29125121, PMCID: PMC5700814, DOI: 10.7554/elife.28619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost recognitionBiofilm formationNovel functionStructure-based mutantsSelf-association activityFunctional characterizationBiofilm formation assaysStructural basisBacterial aggregationFormation assaysCell aggregationPiliAdherence assaysColonizationSAXS characterizationAssaysMutantsSAFABacterial infectionsSAFDOligomerizationCrystal structureAggregationMechanismFormation