GTPase activity–coupled treadmilling of the bacterial tubulin FtsZ organizes septal cell wall synthesis

Xinxing Yang, Zhixin Lyu, Amanda Miguel, +3

Science

A two-track model for the spatiotemporal coordination of bacterial septal cell wall synthesis revealed by single-molecule imaging of FtsW

Xinxing Yang, Ryan McQuillen, Zhixin Lyu, +9

Nature Microbiology

Biophysical ModelingSpatiotemporal CoordinationSingle-molecule ImagingBiophysical AspectMolecular Biology +6

Treadmilling FtsZ polymers drive the directional movement of sPG-synthesis enzymes via a Brownian ratchet mechanism

Joshua W. McCausland, Xinxing Yang, Georgia R. Squyres, +8

Nature Communications

FtsN maintains active septal cell wall synthesis by forming a processive complex with the septum-specific peptidoglycan synthases in E. coli

Zhixin Lyu, Atsushi Yahashiri, Xinxing Yang, +5

Nature Communications

Influence of FtsZ GTPase activity and concentration on nanoscale Z‐ring structure <i>in vivo</i> revealed by three‐dimensional Superresolution imaging

Zhixin Lyu, Carla Coltharp, Xinxing Yang, +1

Biopolymers

EF-G catalyzes tRNA translocation by disrupting interactions between decoding center and codon–anticodon duplex

Guangqiao Liu, Guangtao Song, Danyang Zhang, +9

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Nucleic Acid ChemistryBiochemistryNatural SciencesEnzyme CatalysisProtein Biosynthesis +7

Identification of FkpA as a Key Quality Control Factor for the Biogenesis of Outer Membrane Proteins under Heat Shock Conditions

Xi Ge, Zhixin Lyu, Yang Liu, +4

Journal of Bacteriology

Proteinlipid InteractionBacteriologyMolecular BiologyAnalytical UltracentrifugationProtein Folding +16

Direct Observation of the Uptake of Outer Membrane Proteins by the Periplasmic Chaperone Skp

Zhixin Lyu, Qiang Shao, Yi Qin Gao, +1

PLoS ONE

Proteinlipid InteractionProtein AssemblyMolecular BiologyEscherichia ColiSkp Cavity +16

Integration of cell wall synthesis and chromosome segregation during cell division in <i>Caulobacter</i>

Christopher R. Mahone, Isaac P. Payne, Zhixin Lyu, +5

The Journal of Cell Biology

BiologyChromosome DynamicsProkaryotic SystemCell DivisionChromosome Segregation +13

GTPase activity-coupled treadmilling of the bacterial tubulin FtsZ organizes septal cell-wall synthesis

Xinxing Yang, Zhixin Lyu, Amanda Miguel, +3

Septal Cell-wall SynthesisMolecular BiologyCytoskeletonCellular PhysiologyPower Treadmilling +16