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K. D. Whitley

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Microbiology· 3 Biophysics· 2

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 4 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 3 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Assay:protein sequence· 1

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S. Holden· 4 shared D. M. Roberts· 2 shared E. Karinou· 2 shared J. Grimshaw· 2 shared A. McMahon· 1 shared A. Saric· 1 shared C. Dekker· 1 shared C. Jukes· 1 shared

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2020-2023 · peak 3/yr

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A one-track model for spatiotemporal coordination of Bacillus subtilis septal cell wall synthesis

K. D. Whitley, J. Grimshaw, D. M. Roberts, E. Karinou, P. J. Stansfeld, S. Holden

This study uses live-cell imaging to show that PBP2B moves processively and asynchronously with FtsZ in B. subtilis, supporting a new model of septal cell wall synthesis.

bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Molecular motor tug-of-war regulates elongasome cell wall synthesis dynamics in Bacillus subtilis

S. Middlemiss, M. Blandenet, D. M. Roberts, A. McMahon, J. Grimshaw, J. M. Edwards, Z. Sun, K. D. Whitley, T. Blu, H. Strahl, S. Holden

This study tracks elongasome dynamics in Bacillus subtilis using single molecule fluorescence microscopy and shows molecular motor tug-of-war regulates processivity and termination events.

bioRxiv · May 10, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Self-organisation of mortal filaments: the role of FtsZ treadmilling in bacterial division ring formation

C. Vanhille Campos, K. D. Whitley, P. Radler, M. Loose, S. Holden, A. Saric

The paper shows that FtsZ treadmilling drives nematic ordering in bacterial cells, enabling division ring formation through local dissolution of misaligned filaments.

bioRxiv · May 8, 2023 · PreprintBiophysics

Kinetic and structural mechanism for DNA unwinding by a non-hexameric helicase

S. P. Carney, W. Ma, K. D. Whitley, H. Jia, T. M. Lohman, Z. A. Luthey-Schulten, Y. R. Chemla

This study investigates the DNA unwinding mechanism of UvrD, a non-hexameric helicase, revealing a stepwise translocation with variable base pair steps and strand sequestration.

bioRxiv · Jan 5, 2021Biophysics

FtsZ treadmilling is essential for Z-ring condensation and septal constriction initiation in Bacillus subtilis cell division

K. D. Whitley, C. Jukes, N. Tregidgo, E. Karinou, P. Almada, R. D. Henriques, C. Dekker, S. Holden

bioRxiv · Jul 1, 2020Microbiology