CellStructureAtlas

Highlighting cool #microbes from the #OpenAccess Atlas of Bacterial & Archaeal Cell Structure:

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

New Nature Microbiology article from the Jensen Lab: Bdellovibrio predation cycle characterized at nanometre-scale resolution with cryo-electron tomography. https://t.co/RqSeY2MfHa

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Check out our new paper on the Dot/Icm T4SS
https://t.co/vXkldlqCqv. Shows a nearly-complete integrative model of the system.

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Condensed book? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus packs its genetic instruction manual into a tightly wound braid of DNA. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/GM1qoMyDGy
#cryoET credit: @BeebyLab @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Self-conscious? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Methanoregula formicica uses a cytoplasmic array of chemoreceptors to monitor its internal metabolic state. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/nypzDsvjr8
#cryoET credit: @BriegelAriane @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Hot rod! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Cupriavidus necator shows off one of Nature's favorite bacterial shapes: the rod. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/8TqbtzwC8r
#cryoET credit: @BeebyLab @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Feeling defensive? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Caulobacter crescentus uses a protein coat to protect itself from viruses and other dangers. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/TBc9o8SujX
#cryoET credit: Lu Gan @MitosisLab @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Interior decorating? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Thermococcus kodakaraensis uses a lampshade-shaped structure to organize its swimming appendages (archaella). Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/JuAP2EcxZ6
#cryoET credit: @BriegelAriane @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Some assembly required. #MicrobeOfTheWeek Hylemonella gracilis assembles motility appendages called flagella to swim. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/e7nXS40CRw
#cryoET credit: @yiweichang @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Talk about trashing the place! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Vibrio cholerae is lysed by its uninvited viral visitors on their way out. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/70ep1geFe7
#cryoET credit: @BioPoorna @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Nice vegetation! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Acetonema longum waits out tough times in a spore, then breaks out to return to vegetative growth. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/ke237HQzph
#cryoET credit: @ElitzaTocheva @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Tag, you're toast! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Escherichia coli uses type V secretion systems to inject toxins into cells it bumps into. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/sm0Aw9EfiC
#cryoET credit: @BioPoorna @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Ready for your injection? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses an "injectisome" secretion system to deliver toxins into its unlucky host. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/nBu24qWwAi
#cryoET credit: Steven Wang @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

It's a cover-up! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Helicobacter hepaticus cloaks its flagellum in its outer membrane to evade detection by the immune system of its host. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/7QlYWpqSeY
#cryoET credit: @micro_megan @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Far out! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Hydrogenovibrio crunogenus and other diderm bacteria protect themselves with an additional, "outer" membrane. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/HWWPG4D05Y
#cryoET credit: Cristina Iancu @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Reel me in! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Myxococcus xanthus uses long retractable fibers called type IV pili to pull itself across surfaces. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/RdR5URv5SY
#cryoET credit: @yiweichang @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

It's a cinch! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Caulobacter crescentus uses long polymers of FtsZ protein to constrict its cell envelope and divide. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/MFh4n6yv02
#cryoET credit: Qing Yao @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Who's driving this thing? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Shewanella oneidensis uses chemical-sensing machinery to control the direction of its propeller. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/41AfVrEw1y
#cryoET credit: @MohammedKaplan_ @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Stack overflow? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Rhodopseudomonas palustris stacks up extra membrane to pack in more machinery for photosynthesis. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/DPPliWQEYu
#cryoET credit: Alasdair McDowall @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Thick-skinned? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Mycobacterium marinum uses an unusually complex cell wall to help resist antibiotics and better infect its hosts. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/qxJJHjvBKZ
#cryoET credit: @ElitzaTocheva @theJensenLab

[CellStructureAtlas @cell_atlas]

Smell something sweet? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Salmonella typhimurium uses honeycomb-like lattices of chemoreceptors to sniff out sugar and other goodies. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: https://t.co/rDUm04Of4O
#cryoET credit: @BeebyLab @theJensenLab