cryo-electron tomography

  • <em>In Situ</em> Structure of the <em>Vibrio</em> Polar Flagellum Reveals a Distinct Outer Membrane Complex and Its Specific Interaction with the Stator
    Research Article
    In Situ Structure of the Vibrio Polar Flagellum Reveals a Distinct Outer Membrane Complex and Its Specific Interaction with the Stator

    The torque of flagellar rotation is generated by interactions between a rotor and a stator; however, detailed structural information is lacking. Here, we utilized cryo-electron tomography and advanced imaging analysis to obtain a high-resolution in situ flagellar basal body structure in Vibrio alginolyticus, which is a Gram-negative marine bacterium. Our high...

    Shiwei Zhu, Tatsuro Nishikino, Norihiro Takekawa, Hiroyuki Terashima, Seiji Kojima, Katsumi Imada, Michio Homma, Jun Liu
  • New Twists and Turns in Bacterial Locomotion and Signal Transduction
    Meeting Review
    New Twists and Turns in Bacterial Locomotion and Signal Transduction

    Prokaryotic organisms occupy the most diverse set of environments and conditions on our planet. Their ability to sense and respond to a broad range of external cues remain key research areas in modern microbiology, central to behaviors that underlie beneficial and pathogenic interactions of bacteria with multicellular organisms and within complex ecosystems.

    Kylie J. Watts, Ady Vaknin, Clay Fuqua, Barbara I. Kazmierczak
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