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「Biophysics and Physicobiology」にYoshiaki Kinosita et al. “Cross-kymography analysis to simultaneously quantify the function and morphology of the archaellum”を掲載

2018年05月14日 学会誌

日本生物物理学会欧文誌[Biophysics and Physicobiology]に以下の論文が新規掲載されました。

Yoshiaki Kinosita, Takayuki Nishizaka “Cross-kymography analysis to simultaneously quantify the function and morphology of the archaellume”

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Cross-kymography analysis to quantify the function and morphology of helical structures simultaneously

Motile archaea and bacteria move freely towards a better environment in three-dimensional space by rotating a helical filament called the archaellum and bacterial flagellum, respectively. Long-term observation systems of the motility have been gradually developed; however, they are specialized for quantification of functional parameters, not structures. Recently, we developed an advanced method called “cross-kymography analysis”, which enables us to simultaneously quantify the function and morphology of helical structures using a total internal reflection fluorescence microscope. We expect that this technique will be a breakthrough not only for the study of archaeal motility, but also for bacterial motility research.


Biophysics and Physicobiology, Vol.15, pp. 121-128

URL:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/biophysico/15/0/15_121/_article



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