M. Mizutani

Insights into stereoselective ring formation in canonical strigolactone: Discovery of a dirigent domain-containing enzyme catalyzing orobanchol synthesis

This study identifies a dirigent domain-containing enzyme, SRF, that catalyzes the stereoselective BC-ring closure in orobanchol biosynthesis, revealing the molecular mechanism for SL stereochemistry.

Single mutation makes Escherichia coli an insect mutualist

The paper shows that a single mutation in E. coli enables it to become an insect mutualist by disrupting carbon catabolite repression.

Force and step size of gliding motility in human pathogenic bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae

This study measures the force and step size of gliding motility in Mycoplasma pneumoniae using optical tweezers, revealing mechanical properties and energy conversion mechanisms.

Movements of Mycoplasma mobile gliding machinery detected by high-speed atomic force microscopy

This study uses high-speed atomic force microscopy to visualize and analyze the real-time movements of the internal gliding machinery in Mycoplasma mobile.

Behaviors and Energy Source of Mycoplasma gallisepticum Gliding

This study quantifies the gliding behavior of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and identifies ATP as the direct energy source for its motility.

Detailed Analyses Of Stall Force Generation In Mycoplasma mobile Gliding

This study measures stall force in Mycoplasma mobile gliding using optical tweezers, finding that force generation, not binding, determines stall force and that sialyllactose reduces force by decreasing active units.