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Genomes and GenesSpecies | Jun LiuSummaryAffiliation: Baylor College of Medicine Country: USA Publications
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Molecular architecture of chemoreceptor arrays revealed by cryoelectron tomography of Escherichia coli minicellsJun Liu
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109:E1481-8. 2012..This architecture provides a structural basis for array formation and could explain the high sensitivity and cooperativity of chemotaxis signaling in E. coli...
Intact flagellar motor of Borrelia burgdorferi revealed by cryo-electron tomography: evidence for stator ring curvature and rotor/C-ring assembly flexionJun Liu
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin, MSB 2 228, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Bacteriol 191:5026-36. 2009..The FliG switching and energizing component likely provides much of the flexibility needed to maintain the interaction between the curved stator and the relatively symmetrical rotor/C-ring assembly during flagellar rotation...
Cellular architecture of Treponema pallidum: novel flagellum, periplasmic cone, and cell envelope as revealed by cryo electron tomographyJun Liu
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin, MSB 2 228, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Mol Biol 403:546-61. 2010..Our findings provide the most detailed structural understanding of periplasmic flagella and the surrounding cell envelope, which enable this enigmatic bacterium to efficiently penetrate tissue and to escape host immune responses...
Visualization of bacteriophage P1 infection by cryo-electron tomography of tiny Escherichia coliJun Liu
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Virology 417:304-11. 2011..Comparative analysis of various conformations indicated that there is uniform penetration of the inner tail tube into the E. coli periplasm and a significant movement of the baseplate away from the outer membrane during tail contraction...
Retrospective analysis of antitumor effects of zoledronic acid in breast cancer patients with bone-only metastasesNaoki Niikura
Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Cancer 118:2039-47. 2012....
Tracking the learning curve in microsurgical skill acquisitionJesse C Selber
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 130:551e-558e. 2012..They hypothesized that subjects would demonstrate measurable improvement in performance throughout the study period and consistently across evaluators...
Carbon storage regulator A (CsrA(Bb)) is a repressor of Borrelia burgdorferi flagellin protein FlaBChing Wooen Sze
Department of Oral Biology, The State University of New York at Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
Mol Microbiol 82:851-64. 2011..Taken together, our results indicate that CsrA(Bb) specifically regulates the periplasmic flagellar synthesis by inhibiting translation initiation of the flaB transcript...
A prospective study of preoperative computed tomographic angiographic mapping of free fibula osteocutaneous flaps for head and neck reconstructionPatrick B Garvey
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 130:542e-550e. 2012..The authors studied the predictive power of computed tomographic angiography in osteocutaneous fibula flap planning and execution...
Two CheW coupling proteins are essential in a chemosensory pathway of Borrelia burgdorferiKai Zhang
Department of Oral Biology, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Mol Microbiol 85:782-94. 2012..Although many bacteria have more than one homologue of CheW, to our knowledge, this report provides the first experimental evidence that two CheW proteins coexist in one chemosensory pathway and that both are essential for chemotaxis...
Three-dimensional structures of pathogenic and saprophytic Leptospira species revealed by cryo-electron tomographyGianmarco Raddi
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
J Bacteriol 194:1299-306. 2012....
3D visualization of HIV virions by cryoelectron tomographyJun Liu
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Methods Enzymol 483:267-90. 2010..The techniques described herein are well suited for determining the ultrastructure of bacterial and viral pathogens and their associated molecular machines in situ at nanometer resolution...
{beta}CaMKII regulates actin assembly and structureHugo Sanabria
Departments of Neurobiology and Anatomy and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Biol Chem 284:9770-80. 2009..Together, these effects would impact both the dynamics of actin filament assembly and enhance the rigidity of the filaments once formed, significantly impacting the structure of synapses...
Implications of constructed biologic subtype and its relationship to locoregional recurrence following mastectomyLaura S Dominici
Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Breast Cancer Res 14:R82. 2012..We examined the prognostic value of biologic subtype on locoregional recurrence (LRR) after mastectomy in a cohort of low risk women who did not receive adjuvant radiation therapy...
The survival curve: factors impacting the outcome of free flap take-backsJesse Creed Selber
Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 130:105-13. 2012..When vascular compromise is detected, a free flap is immediately taken back to the operating room for attempted salvage. Which factors predict the success or failure of a take-back is currently unknown...
Myeloid biomarkers associated with glioblastoma response to anti-VEGF therapy with afliberceptJohn F de Groot
Department of Neuro Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Clin Cancer Res 17:4872-81. 2011..We investigated potential blood-based markers associated with radiographic changes to aflibercept, which binds VEGF and placental growth factor (PlGF) in patients with recurrent glioblastoma...
Violation of the rectus complex is not a contraindication to component separation for abdominal wall reconstructionPatrick B Garvey
Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Am Coll Surg 214:131-9. 2012..Violation of the rectus abdominis complex is considered a contraindication for CS, but we hypothesized that patients have similar outcomes with or without rectus complex violation...
Loss of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression in metastatic sites of HER2-overexpressing primary breast tumorsNaoki Niikura
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 1354, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Clin Oncol 30:593-9. 2012..We also compared the overall survival durations of patients with HER2-concordant and -discordant tumors...
Unique structures in a tumor herpesvirus revealed by cryo-electron tomography and microscopyWei Dai
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Struct Biol 161:428-38. 2008....
Research Grants
- Structure-Function Relationships in the Spirochetal Flagellar MotorJun Liu; Fiscal Year: 2010....
