Arash Komeili

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Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Magnetosomes are cell membrane invaginations organized by the actin-like protein MamK
    Arash Komeili
    Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
    Science 311:242-5. 2006
  2. ncbi Molecular mechanisms of magnetosome formation
    Arash Komeili
    Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
    Annu Rev Biochem 76:351-66. 2007
  3. ncbi MamK, a bacterial actin, forms dynamic filaments in vivo that are regulated by the acidic proteins MamJ and LimJ
    Olga Draper
    Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    Mol Microbiol 82:342-54. 2011
  4. ncbi The HtrA/DegP family protease MamE is a bifunctional protein with roles in magnetosome protein localization and magnetite biomineralization
    Anna Quinlan
    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley, 111 Koshland Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    Mol Microbiol 80:1075-87. 2011
  5. ncbi The magnetosome membrane protein, MmsF, is a major regulator of magnetite biomineralization in Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1
    Dorothee Murat
    University of California Berkeley, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, 111 Koshland Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    Mol Microbiol 85:684-99. 2012
  6. ncbi Comprehensive genetic dissection of the magnetosome gene island reveals the step-wise assembly of a prokaryotic organelle
    Dorothee Murat
    Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107:5593-8. 2010
  7. ncbi Biogenesis and subcellular organization of the magnetosome organelles of magnetotactic bacteria
    Shannon E Greene
    Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States
    Curr Opin Cell Biol 24:490-5. 2012
  8. ncbi Analysis of the CtrA pathway in Magnetospirillum reveals an ancestral role in motility in alphaproteobacteria
    Shannon E Greene
    Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
    J Bacteriol 194:2973-86. 2012
  9. ncbi Molecular mechanisms of compartmentalization and biomineralization in magnetotactic bacteria
    Arash Komeili
    Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
    FEMS Microbiol Rev 36:232-55. 2012
  10. ncbi Cell biology of prokaryotic organelles
    Dorothee Murat
    Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720 3102, USA
    Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2:a000422. 2010

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Publications13

  1. ncbi Magnetosomes are cell membrane invaginations organized by the actin-like protein MamK
    Arash Komeili
    Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
    Science 311:242-5. 2006
    ..Thus, it seems that prokaryotes can use cytoskeletal filaments to position organelles within the cell...
  2. ncbi Molecular mechanisms of magnetosome formation
    Arash Komeili
    Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
    Annu Rev Biochem 76:351-66. 2007
    ..This review focuses on recent advances in understanding the molecular mechanisms of magnetosome formation and magnetite biomineralization...
  3. ncbi MamK, a bacterial actin, forms dynamic filaments in vivo that are regulated by the acidic proteins MamJ and LimJ
    Olga Draper
    Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    Mol Microbiol 82:342-54. 2011
    ..Our results suggest that MamK filaments, like eukaryotic actins, are intrinsically stable and rely on regulators for their dynamic behaviour, a feature that stands in contrast to some classes of bacterial actins characterized to date...
  4. ncbi The HtrA/DegP family protease MamE is a bifunctional protein with roles in magnetosome protein localization and magnetite biomineralization
    Anna Quinlan
    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley, 111 Koshland Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    Mol Microbiol 80:1075-87. 2011
    ....
  5. ncbi The magnetosome membrane protein, MmsF, is a major regulator of magnetite biomineralization in Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1
    Dorothee Murat
    University of California Berkeley, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, 111 Koshland Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    Mol Microbiol 85:684-99. 2012
    ..These results define a new biomineralization protein and lay down the foundation for the design of autonomous gene cassettes for the transfer of the magnetic phenotype in other bacteria...
  6. ncbi Comprehensive genetic dissection of the magnetosome gene island reveals the step-wise assembly of a prokaryotic organelle
    Dorothee Murat
    Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107:5593-8. 2010
    ....
  7. ncbi Biogenesis and subcellular organization of the magnetosome organelles of magnetotactic bacteria
    Shannon E Greene
    Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States
    Curr Opin Cell Biol 24:490-5. 2012
    ..Here, we highlight some of these recent advances with a particular focus on the cell biology of magnetosome formation...
  8. ncbi Analysis of the CtrA pathway in Magnetospirillum reveals an ancestral role in motility in alphaproteobacteria
    Shannon E Greene
    Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
    J Bacteriol 194:2973-86. 2012
    ....
  9. ncbi Molecular mechanisms of compartmentalization and biomineralization in magnetotactic bacteria
    Arash Komeili
    Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
    FEMS Microbiol Rev 36:232-55. 2012
    ....
  10. ncbi Cell biology of prokaryotic organelles
    Dorothee Murat
    Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720 3102, USA
    Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2:a000422. 2010
    ..In this article we highlight some of these prokaryotic organelles and discuss the current knowledge on their ultrastructure and the molecular mechanisms of their biogenesis and maintenance...
  11. ncbi Desulfovibrio magneticus RS-1 contains an iron- and phosphorus-rich organelle distinct from its bullet-shaped magnetosomes
    Meghan E Byrne
    Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107:12263-8. 2010
    ..The varied cellular paths for the formation of these two minerals lead us to suggest that the iron-phosphorus granules constitute a distinct bacterial organelle...
  12. ncbi Magnetic tests for magnetosome chains in Martian meteorite ALH84001
    Benjamin P Weiss
    Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:8281-4. 2004
    ..The magnetic data demonstrate that although the magnetite is unusually pure and fine-grained in a manner similar to terrestrial magnetofossils, most or all of the crystals are not arranged in chains...
  13. ncbi Magnetosome vesicles are present before magnetite formation, and MamA is required for their activation
    Arash Komeili
    Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Mail Stop 100-23, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:3839-44. 2004
    ..Together, these results suggest that the magnetosome precisely coordinates magnetite biomineralization and can serve as a model system for the study of organelle biogenesis in noneukaryotic cells...