CellStructureAtlas

New Nature Microbiology article from the Jensen Lab: Bdellovibrio predation cycle characterized at nanometre-scale resolution with cryo-electron tomography. rdcu.be/de9uw

Check out our new paper on the Dot/Icm T4SS biorxiv.org/content/10.110…. Shows a nearly-complete integrative model of the system.

Condensed book? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus packs its genetic instruction manual into a tightly wound braid of DNA. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/2-10-nucleoid.… #cryoET credit: @BeebyLab @theJensenLab

Self-conscious? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Methanoregula formicica uses a cytoplasmic array of chemoreceptors to monitor its internal metabolic state. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/7-5-cytoplasmi… #cryoET credit: @BriegelAriane @theJensenLab

Hot rod! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Cupriavidus necator shows off one of Nature's favorite bacterial shapes: the rod. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/3-2-rod.html #cryoET credit: @BeebyLab @theJensenLab

Feeling defensive? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Caulobacter crescentus uses a protein coat to protect itself from viruses and other dangers. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/2-6-surface-la… #cryoET credit: Lu Gan @MitosisLab @theJensenLab

Interior decorating? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Thermococcus kodakaraensis uses a lampshade-shaped structure to organize its swimming appendages (archaella). Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/6-9-archaella-… #cryoET credit: @BriegelAriane @theJensenLab

Some assembly required. #MicrobeOfTheWeek Hylemonella gracilis assembles motility appendages called flagella to swim. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/6-3-flagellar-… #cryoET credit: @yiweichang @theJensenLab

Talk about trashing the place! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Vibrio cholerae is lysed by its uninvited viral visitors on their way out. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/10-7-replicati… #cryoET credit: @BioPoorna @theJensenLab

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: cellstructureatlas.org/8-11-diderm-ge… #cryoET credit: @ElitzaTocheva @theJensenLab

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: cellstructureatlas.org/9-5-type-v-sec… #cryoET credit: @BioPoorna @theJensenLab

Ready for your injection? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses an "injectisome" secretion system to deliver toxins into its unlucky host. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/9-4-type-iii-s… #cryoET credit: Steven Wang @theJensenLab

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: cellstructureatlas.org/6-6-sheathed-f… #cryoET credit: @micro_megan @theJensenLab

Far out! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Hydrogenovibrio crunogenus and other diderm bacteria protect themselves with an additional, "outer" membrane. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/2-3-outer-memb… #cryoET credit: Cristina Iancu @theJensenLab

Reel me in! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Myxococcus xanthus uses long retractable fibers called type IV pili to pull itself across surfaces. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/6-10-type-iv-p… #cryoET credit: @yiweichang @theJensenLab

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: cellstructureatlas.org/5-10-ftsz.html #cryoET credit: Qing Yao @theJensenLab

Who's driving this thing? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Shewanella oneidensis uses chemical-sensing machinery to control the direction of its propeller. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/7-1-chemotaxis… #cryoET credit: @MohammedKaplan_ @theJensenLab

Stack overflow? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Rhodopseudomonas palustris stacks up extra membrane to pack in more machinery for photosynthesis. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/4-3-intracytop… #cryoET credit: Alasdair McDowall @theJensenLab

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: cellstructureatlas.org/2-5-classifica… #cryoET credit: @ElitzaTocheva @theJensenLab

Smell something sweet? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Salmonella typhimurium uses honeycomb-like lattices of chemoreceptors to sniff out sugar and other goodies. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/7-2-chemosenso… #cryoET credit: @BeebyLab @theJensenLab