Ayisha Zia

The archaic CUP pilus SMF-1 uses an antiparallel bundling mechanism to initiate biofilm formation

This study reveals the structure and bundling mechanism of SMF-1, a CUP pilus in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, showing it forms antiparallel bundles that initiate biofilm formation.

A Bundled Antiparallel Cytochrome Nanowire Structure Suggests Roles in Cell-Cell Electron Transfer and Biofilm Formation

This study determines the atomic structure of cytochrome nanowires from Desulfuromonas soudanensis and shows they form antiparallel bundles, suggesting roles in electron transfer and biofilm formation across electroactive microbes.

Distinct flagellins differentially fine tune biofilm initiation via flagellar stator-associated proteins

This study identifies distinct flagellins in H. pylori that differentially regulate biofilm initiation through interactions with motor components.

Protein Structure Refinement via DeepTracer and AlphaFold2

This paper introduces DeepTracer-Refine, an automated method to refine AlphaFold2 protein structures, improving accuracy and efficiency compared to existing methods.