2022
A Tripartite Efflux System Affects Flagellum Stability in Helicobacter pylori
Gibson K, Chu JK, Zhu S, Nguyen D, Mrázek J, Liu J, Hoover TR. A Tripartite Efflux System Affects Flagellum Stability in Helicobacter pylori. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2022, 23: 11609. PMID: 36232924, PMCID: PMC9570263, DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTripartite efflux systemEfflux systemPeriplasmic membrane fusion proteinOuter membrane efflux proteinCryo-electron tomography studiesMembrane efflux proteinMembrane fusion proteinNumber of flagellaTransmembrane domainABC transportersUnsheathed flagellaSwimming motilityCandidate proteinsFusion proteinEfflux proteinsSame frameshift mutationFlagellaEnhanced motilityMutantsFlagellar sheathFrameshift mutationProteinIndependent variantsHomologP ring
2017
Molecular architecture of the sheathed polar flagellum in Vibrio alginolyticus
Zhu S, Nishikino T, Hu B, Kojima S, Homma M, Liu J. Molecular architecture of the sheathed polar flagellum in Vibrio alginolyticus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 10966-10971. PMID: 28973904, PMCID: PMC5642721, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1712489114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolar flagellumOuter membraneIntact cellsFlagellar motor componentsSheathed polar flagellumRod-shaped bacteriaGram-negative rod-shaped bacteriaLimited structural informationPeriplasmic structureSubtomogram analysisFlagellar rotationFlagellar motorGenetic approachesUnsheathed flagellaCryoelectron tomographySwimming motilitySheathed flagellumMajor remodelingFlagellaRing-like structureMolecular levelDistinct motilityFast motilityMembranous sheathLength variation