Propulsive nanomachines: the convergent evolution of archaella, flagella and cilia
Echoing the repeated convergent evolution of flight and vision in large eukaryotes,
propulsive swimming motility has evolved independently in microbes in each of the three …
propulsive swimming motility has evolved independently in microbes in each of the three …
Protein supramolecular structures: from self-assembly to nanovaccine design
Life-inspired protein supramolecular assemblies have recently attracted considerable
attention for the development of next-generation vaccines to fight against infectious …
attention for the development of next-generation vaccines to fight against infectious …
Membrane constriction and thinning by sequential ESCRT-III polymerization
The Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport (ESCRTs) mediate diverse
membrane remodeling events. These activities typically require ESCRT-III proteins to …
membrane remodeling events. These activities typically require ESCRT-III proteins to …
Shape-shifting peptide nanomaterials: surface asymmetry enables pH-dependent formation and interconversion of collagen tubes and sheets
The fabrication of dynamic, transformable biomaterials that respond to environmental cues
represents a significant step forward in the development of synthetic materials that rival their …
represents a significant step forward in the development of synthetic materials that rival their …
Campylobacter jejuni motility integrates specialized cell shape, flagellar filament, and motor, to coordinate action of its opposed flagella
Campylobacter jejuni rotates a flagellum at each pole to swim through the viscous mucosa
of its hosts' gastrointestinal tracts. Despite their importance for host colonization, however …
of its hosts' gastrointestinal tracts. Despite their importance for host colonization, however …
Structural conservation and adaptation of the bacterial flagella motor
BL Carroll, J Liu - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Many bacteria require flagella for the ability to move, survive, and cause infection. The
flagellum is a complex nanomachine that has evolved to increase the fitness of each …
flagellum is a complex nanomachine that has evolved to increase the fitness of each …
Atomic structure of the Campylobacter jejuni flagellar filament reveals how ε Proteobacteria escaped Toll-like receptor 5 surveillance
MAB Kreutzberger, C Ewing, F Poly… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Vertebrates, from zebra fish to humans, have an innate immune recognition of many
bacterial flagellins. This involves a conserved eight-amino acid epitope in flagellin …
bacterial flagellins. This involves a conserved eight-amino acid epitope in flagellin …
An asymmetric sheath controls flagellar supercoiling and motility in the leptospira spirochete
KH Gibson, F Trajtenberg, EA Wunder, MR Brady… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Spirochete bacteria, including important pathogens, exhibit a distinctive means of swimming
via undulations of the entire cell. Motility is powered by the rotation of supercoiled' …
via undulations of the entire cell. Motility is powered by the rotation of supercoiled' …
Prototypic SNARE proteins are encoded in the genomes of Heimdallarchaeota, potentially bridging the gap between the prokaryotes and eukaryotes
A defining feature of eukaryotic cells is the presence of numerous membrane-bound
organelles that subdivide the intracellular space into distinct compartments. How the …
organelles that subdivide the intracellular space into distinct compartments. How the …
The cryo-EM structure of the bacterial flagellum cap complex suggests a molecular mechanism for filament elongation
NS Al-Otaibi, AJ Taylor, DP Farrell, SB Tzokov… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The bacterial flagellum is a remarkable molecular motor, whose primary function in bacteria
is to facilitate motility through the rotation of a filament protruding from the bacterial cell. A …
is to facilitate motility through the rotation of a filament protruding from the bacterial cell. A …