Thus, fatty acid degradation by the beta-oxidation pathway is constitutive in C. crescentus and is only mildly affected by growth in the presence of glucose. SciP is expressed late in the cell cycle and accumulates preferentially in the daughter swarmer cell. This reporter is specific for uranium and has little cross specificity for nitrate (<400 microM), lead (<150 microM), cadmium (<48 microM), or chromium (<41.6 microM). B.S. Marczynski, G. T., Dingwall, A., Shapiro, L. A CAULOBACTER GENE INVOLVED IN POLAR MORPHOGENESIS. View details for Web of Science ID 000075603800002. The ccrM gene was cloned, and DNA sequence analysis revealed that the predicted amino acid sequence has 49% identity with the Haemophilus influenzae methyltransferase HinfM. PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GUANYLATE CYCLASE FROM CAULOBACTER-CRESCENTUS, PLEIOTROPIC MUTATION AFFECTING EXPRESSION OF POLAR DEVELOPMENT EVENTS IN CAULOBACTER-CRESCENTUS, SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE OF CAULOBACTER-CRESCENTUS FLAGELLA, DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID-DEPENDENT RIBONUCLEIC-ACID POLYMERASE OF CAULOBACTER-CRESCENTUS. NPT II synthesis, measured by agar plate assays of kanamycin resistance and by immunoprecipitation of the NPT II protein, was repressed in the presence of cysteine and derepressed in its absence. Thus, the Fix network is a conserved sensory/signaling module whose transcriptional output has been adapted to the unique physiologies of C. crescentus and the nitrogen-fixing rhizobia. Thus, the Shapiro laboratory performs neuroscience research using Biophysical, Molecular, Cellular, Genetic and Behavioral approaches. View details for Web of Science ID A1994MQ78200018, View details for Web of Science ID A1994NV05900013, View details for Web of Science ID A1993MH32400028. By analyzing mutations in the dnaX promoter, we identified a motif between the -10 and -35 regions that is required for proper timing of gene expression. We find that all three proteins exhibit restricted rates of entry into and escape from the microdomain as well as enhanced phospho-signalling within, leading to a submicron gradient of activated CtrA-P19 that is stable and sublinear. Using single molecule sequencing, we provide evidence that most CcrM target motifs (GANTC) switch from a fully methylated to a hemi-methylated state when they are replicated, and back to a fully methylated state at the onset of cell division. MmpA belongs to the site-2 protease (S2P) family of membrane-embedded zinc metalloproteases, which includes SpoIVFB and YluC of Bacillus subtilis and YaeL of Escherichia coli. Biology & Geobiology, expected 2025 Stephens, C., Reisenauer, A., Wright, R., Shapiro, L. Flagellar assembly in Caulobacter crescentus: A basal body P-ring null mutation affects stability of the L-ring protein, Cell cycle control by an essential bacterial two-component signal transduction protein. This movement requires the highly conserved ParABS locus that is essential in Caulobacter. The IHF and enhancer sites are 3' to the transcription start site in this promoter. Inserting four bases in front of the AUG at the 5' end of dnaX mRNA abolishes translation in the correct frame. View details for Web of Science ID 000252065900012, View details for DOI 10.1016/S0166-526X(08)00218-3, View details for Web of Science ID 000310710400021. Teaching staff, Laboratory Research Manager The ffs gene is transcribed throughout the cell-cycle and is transcribed at similar rates in mutant (ffs36) and wild-type strains, but in the mutant the 4.5 S RNA is unstable leading to lower 4.5 S RNA levels. In C. crescentus, the Fix network is required for normal cellular growth during hypoxia and controls expression of genes encoding four distinct aerobic respiratory terminal oxidases and multiple carbon and nitrogen metabolic enzymes. Webshapiro lab stanford. The transition of a swarmer cell, with a single polar flagellum, into a sessile stalked cell includes several morphogenetic events. View details for DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07088.x, View details for Web of Science ID 000276036000013, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC2935252. At the non-permissive temperature, one such mutant, LS439, could not initiate new rounds of DNA replication and arrested primarily as cells with two completed chromosomes Extended incubation at the restrictive temperature resulted in filament formation. In this study, we uncovered a mechanism by which daughter cell fate, which is specified by the DivJ-DivK-PleC system and effectively encoded in the phosphorylation state of the single-domain RR DivK, is communicated to the CckA-ChpT-CtrA signaling pathway that regulates more than 100 genes for polar differentiation, replication initiation and cell division. x@caltech.edu, x=msoufi, Margaret Swift The Caulobacter ffs gene was shown to be functionally comparable to the Escherichia coli ffs gene by complementation. The loss of ATP hydrolysis causes the SMC-E1076Q dimer to remain bound to both chromosomes, inhibiting segregation. pilA transcription is regulated by the global two-component response regulator CtrA, which is essential for the expression of multiple cell cycle events, providing a direct link between assembly of the pilus organelle and bacterial cell cycle control. The mature two-piece tmRNAs are predicted to have a tRNA-like domain and an mRNA-like domain similar to those of standard one-piece tmRNAs, with a break located in the loop containing the tag reading frame. that influence the observed structures remains absent. It emerged that multiple mechanisms cooperate to establish a dynamic assembly of supercoiled domains, which are stacked in consecutive order to adopt a defined higher-level organization. Only the unphosphorylated form of CpdR localizes and activates ClpXP. Our analysis revealed differences in divisome assembly among Caulobacter and other bacteria that establish a framework for identifying aspects of bacterial cytokinesis that are widely conserved from those that are more variable. Here we demonstrate that the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus segregates its chromosome using a partitioning (Par) apparatus that has surprising similarities to eukaryotic spindles. The hemE gene also appears to be translated from a leaderless mRNA. In bacteria, studies of the cell cycle have focused largely on unsynchronized cells making it difficult to order the temporal events required for cell cycle progression, genome replication, and division. She writes extensively on philanthropy, technology, and policy on her award winning blog, philanthropy2173.com. Postdoctoral Scholar, 2014-16 WebDr. Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow The relative heat stability of this enzyme allowed it to be separated from beta-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase. In its role as a global response regulator, CtrA controls the transcription of a diverse group of genes at different times in the Caulobacter crescentus cell cycle. x@caltech.edu, x=mikhail, Scientists, Postdoc Scholars & Graduate Students PopZ therefore functions as a polar hub complex at the cell pole to directly regulate the directionality and destination of transfer of the mitotic segregation machine. Temporal control of DNA methylation state has an important role in Caulobacter development, and we show that this organism utilizes an unusual mechanism for control of remethylation of newly replicated DNA. Finally, we examined the fatty acid biosynthesis and composition of two unsaturated fatty acid auxotrophs of C. crescentus. View details for Web of Science ID A1980JF34600034. Bacterial cells are highly organized with many protein complexes and DNA loci dynamically positioned to distinct subcellular sites over the course of a cell cycle. We study how the distribution of such signals is regulated in tissues, how cells perceive and respond to distinct concentrations of signals, and how such signaling pathways arose in evolution. Importantly, RNase E cluster positions correlated with the subcellular location of chromosomal loci of two highly transcribed rRNA genes, suggesting that RNase E's function in rRNA processing occurs at the site of rRNA synthesis. View details for Web of Science ID 000316243800020, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC3599789. This genetic lesion did not appear to affect directly a fatty acid biosynthetic reaction because fatty acid and phospholipid syntheses were found to continue in the absence of supplement. Analyses of cell polarity, division, and differentiation in prokaryotes have identified several regulatory proteins that exhibit dramatic changes in expression and spatial localization over the course of a cell cycle. We show that an internal pH of approximately 7.8-8.0 is maintained through an external pH range of 5.9-7.8. View details for DOI 10.1128/mBio.00448-20. Stanford AI Lab Papers and Talks at ICLR 2023. & Aero. View details for Web of Science ID A1985C628800100. A., Shapiro, L. A DNA methylation ratchet governs progression through a bacterial cell cycle, Cell cycle regulation in Caulobacter: location, location, location. The achievements of our students and fellows have been recognized by many honors and awards, and many Stanford Developmental Biology alumni have become leaders in biomedical research, teaching, and medicine. B.S. Immunoprecipitation of a DnaA'-beta-lactamase fusion protein showed that although expression occurs throughout the cell cycle, there is a doubling in the rate of expression just prior to the initiation of replication. The 0.2 kb fragment contained a homolog of the bacterial gene encoding 4.5 S RNA. The rates of open complex formation and RNA elongation were slower when phiCdl DNA was transcribed by the E. coli RNA polymerase. The transcription of many spatially and temporally controlled flagellar structural genes in Caulobacter requires the RNA polymerase sigma 54 subunit. We propose that the P1 promoter is activated after the initiation of DNA replication in the early predivisional cell. Currently: Research Engineer However, many of the mechanistic details underlying these functions are unknown. View details for DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2005.12.033. The derived amino acid sequence indicates that fibN encodes a 25-kilodalton protein with a cleavable leader peptide. Shapiro Lab Home - life.illinois.edu View details for Web of Science ID A1982PG49500029, View details for Web of Science ID A1981MJ92600005. During the normal course of the C. crescentus cell cycle, the polar flagellum with hook and rod was shed into the culture medium without the basal rings. Most machine learning models don't directly include any notion of particle beam dynamics to speed up learning and reduce the amount of data required, SLAC accelerator scientist and co-author Auralee Edelen said. The realization that bacterial chromosomes are actively translocated through the cell suggests the existence of specific mechanisms that direct this process. View details for DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2006.05.038, View details for Web of Science ID 000239224800023. By contrast, our transcriptome analysis shows that >10% of the genes are misexpressed in cells lacking or constitutively over-expressing CcrM. Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering Cell death also occurred when phospholipid synthesis was inhibited by cerulenin. Acoustics, Nanjing University Protein function can depend on cellular position, so the analysis of the intracellular location of a protein can be crucial for understanding its activity. Many of them are controlled by promoters methylated by CcrM and co-regulated by other global cell cycle regulators, demonstrating an extensive cross talk between DNA methylation and the complex regulatory network that controls the cell cycle of C. crescentus and, presumably, of many other Alphaproteobacteria. Research Technician Using chromosome conformation capture carbon copy (5C), we derive ~13 kb resolution 3D models of the Caulobacter genome. The most easily recognized asymmetries involve surface structures, e.g., flagella, pili, and stalks that are preferentially assembled at one pole by many bacteria. A., Eckart, M. R., Shapiro, L. Three-Dimensional Super-Resolution Imaging of the RNA Degradation Machinery in Caulobacter Crescentus. An essential phospho-signaling system integral to the cell cycle circuitry is central to accomplishing asymmetric cell division. In addition, we found that a rifampicin-resistant RNA polymerase activity dependent on de novo protein synthesis is required for late transcription. B.S. The bacterium Caulobacter crescentus undergoes an asymmetric cell division resulting in the formation of two different daughter cells, a motile swarmer cell and a nonmotile stalked cell. SpoT is a bifunctional synthase/hydrolase that controls the steady-state level of the stress-signaling nucleotide (p)ppGpp, and carbon starvation caused a SpoT-dependent increase in (p)ppGpp concentration. The activity of this essential protein is controlled by a positive transcriptional feedback loop, cell-cycle-regulated phosphorylation, and rapid proteolysis as cells enter S-phase at the swarmer-to-stalked cell transition and in the stalked portion of the asymmetric predivisional cell. We have identified a single amino acid substitution in the Caulobacter structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) protein that disrupts chromosome segregation and cell division. Bacterial scaffold directs pole-specific centromere segregation. Despite decades of study, the exquisite temporal and spatial organization of bacterial chromosomes has only recently been appreciated. Complementation analysis of the Tn5 insertion mutants indicated the existence of at least four transcriptional units in the region and identified the presence of two new genes designated flbN and flbO. From these data, we extract several characteristics of single MreB filaments, including that they are, on average, much shorter than the cell length and that the direction of their polarized assembly seems to be independent of the overall cellular polarity. FliF is proteolytically turned over during swarmer-to-stalked cell differentiation, coinciding with the loss of the flagellum, suggesting that its degradation is coupled to flagellar release. The importance of the conserved bases for promoter activity was demonstrated by mutational analysis. Focused ultrasound excites cortical neurons by opening specific mechanosensitive ion channels, leading to gradual calcium accumulation, activation of calcium-gated channels, depolarization and spiking. We demonstrate here that CcrM is an important target of the Lon protease pathway in C. crescentus. M.S. dL5-MG complexes emit 2-fold more photons before photobleaching compared to organic dyes such as Cy5 and Alexa 647 in vitro, and 5-fold more photons compared to eYFP in vivo. The transposons were altered so that upon insertion into the chromosome, transcription fusions are formed in which the promoter regions of fla genes drive the expression of the downstream promoter-less drug resistance genes. Surprisingly, in this one-micron bacterial cell, the dynamic spatial disposition of regulatory proteins, structural proteins and specific regions of the chromosome are important components of both cell-cycle progression and the generation of daughter cells with different cell fates. We participated in the largest prospective studies to date in molecular diagnostics in oncology (CIRCULATE), womens health (SMART), and organ health (Trifecta). View details for DOI 10.1128/AEM.01566-07, View details for Web of Science ID 000251474400017, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC2168040. A., Hottes, A. K., Tan, M. H., Hillson, N. J., Hu, P., Shapiro, L., McAdams, H. H. The push and pull of the bacterial cytoskeleton, Chromosome organization and segregation in bacteria, PHYS 489-Direct observation of MreB treadmilling in Caulobacter by single-molecule fluorescence microscopy. Schmidt Academy Scholar Postdoctoral Scholar Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Emory University CtrA is a member of the response regulator family of two component signal transduction systems and is activated by phosphorylation. Mathematical and Computational Biology, Harvey Mudd College View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.1405188111. View details for DOI 10.1101/sqb.2009.74.005, View details for Web of Science ID 000285712600011. New SLAC-Stanford Battery Center targets roadblocks to a In order to explore the mechanism of P- and L-ring assembly, we examined the effect of a null mutation in the gene encoding the P-ring subunit, FlgI, on the expression, stability, and subcellular localization of the L-ring subunit, FlgH, in Caulobacter crescentus. Explore SLAC events and learn how to participate. The specific defects responsible for the lack of a chemotactic response have not been determined for the other identified che genes. Our results revealed a picture of divisome assembly with unprecedented temporal resolution. The ffs36 phenotype results from a single base change in one of the non-conserved stems of the mature RNA, and is completely rescued by a compensating mutation in the opposite strand, providing confirmation of the predicted secondary structure of the 4.5 S RNA. Data are presented that allow the unambiguous identification of a second Fat gene (fatB) in C. crescentus. As the origin/ParB complex is being replicated and moved across the cell, PopZ accumulates at the cell pole and tethers the origin in place upon arrival. Consult a health care provider if you are in need of treatment. In order to elucidate the basic mechanisms whereby a cell dictates its own defined morphogenic changes, we have found it helpful to study an organism that can be manipulated both biochemically and genetically. x@caltech.edu, x=gdaghlia, Ishaan Dev We propose that translation of leaderless mRNAs may provide a mechanism by which the ribosome can distinguish between productive and nonproductive templates. Degradation of the CtrA response regulator normally coincides with initiation of DNA replication, but in strains lacking SsrA activity there is a 40-min delay between the degradation of CtrA and replication initiation. No extrachromosomal elements were found in spite of systematic attempts to detect their presence. Saurabh, S., Chong, T., Bayas, C., Dahlberg, P. D., Moerner, W. E., Shapiro, L. Selective sequestration of signalling proteins in a membraneless organelle reinforces the spatial regulation of asymmetry in Caulobacter crescentus. We propose that the maintenance of DNA topology throughout the cell cycle contributes to the dynamic positioning of the origin sequence within the cell. View details for Web of Science ID A1972M472200040, View details for Web of Science ID A1971J193000005. Delft University of Technology, Dr. Pradeep Ramesh Using these synchronized populations, we show that CcrM methylation of the chromosome is restricted to the late S phase of the cell cycle. The phage is composed of 57% DNA. For questions or comments, contact the SLAC Office of Communications atcommunications@slac.stanford.edu. These new reporter genes provide much greater sensitivity, nonlinear ultrasound contrast, and ease-of-use for expression in a variety of cell types. Microbiol. A third gene, flgJ, is also temporally regulated. Bacteria regulate chromosomal replication from one specific origin. However, steady-state L-ring protein levels were dramatically reduced compared with those of wild type. The protein product of the adjacent flaY gene was found to be required to regulate the expression of several flagellin proteins and the assembly of a functional flagellum. These results are consistent with a model in which unreplicated DNA is pulled into the replication factory and newly replicated DNA is bidirectionally extruded from the complex, perhaps contributing to chromosome segregation. To understand the mechanism by which ccrM expression is regulated during the cell cycle, we have identified and characterized the ccrM promoter region. The bacterium Caulobacter crescentus has morphologically and functionally distinct cell poles that undergo sequential changes during the cell cycle. View details for DOI 10.1146/annurev.micro.56.012302.161103, View details for Web of Science ID 000179054200025. Stalked pole assembly, in turn, triggers the initiation of chromosome replication, which signals the formation of a new PopZ zone at the opposite cell pole, where it functions to anchor the newly duplicated centromere that has traversed the long axis of the cell. Collaboration: High-throughput Screening, University of Illinois, Department of Biochemistry, Yu Zheng, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Class of 2020, Mara Livezey, PhD, Instructor at the University of Detroit Mercy, Xiaobin Zheng, PhD, Program Director for Health Data Science at Insight Data Science, Lily Mahapatra, MD/PhD, Resident in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mathew Cherian, MD/PhD, Resident in Emergency Medicine at the University of New Mexico, Neal D. Andruska, MD/PhD, Resident in Radiation Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. At the swarmer-to-stalked cell transition and in the stalked compartment of the predivisional cell, CtrA is localized to the cell pole just before its degradation. The temporal expression of the modular subsystems that implement the cell cycle and asymmetric cell division is also coordinated by differential DNA methylation, regulated proteolysis, and phosphorylation signaling cascades. PopZ recruitment of ParA stimulates ParA to assemble on the nucleoid near the PopZ-proximal cell pole. The methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins, the methyl-transferase and the methylesterase were all shown to be active in the flagella-bearing swarmer cell, but all three activities were lost after the swarmer cells shed their flagellum and differentiated into a stalked cell. The bacterial flagellum is a complex structure composed of a transmembrane basal body, a hook, and a filament. McGrath, P. T., Lee, H., Zhang, L., Iniesta, A. Alternatively, beam scientists can take many measurements of the beam itself and try to reconstruct, sometimes using machine learning, what the beam would look like under different experimental circumstances but those methods require a lot of data and a lot of computational power. The flaD BC motC region was cloned and the genes were localized by subcloning and complementation analysis. Independent mutations in the conserved sequence that lies between the -10 and -35 regions increased transcription, suggesting that a repressor may bind at this site. The promoters for the flgF operon and the flgH gene use sigma 54 to initiate transcription. Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow CtrA activity must be removed from cells at the onset of DNA replication, because phosphorylated CtrA binds to and silences the origin of replication. We perform cryogenic super-resolution experiments in situ, labeling PopZ, a protein known to assemble into a microdomain at the poles of the model bacterium Caulobacter crescentus. View details for Web of Science ID A1986E317300012. A partial open reading frame 165 base pairs 3' to the end of dnaK encodes a peptide of 190 amino acids that is 59% identical to DnaJ of E. coli. 1967 Brooklyn College The assembly of a functional flagellum in the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus requires the protein products of approximately 30 genes expressed in a temporally discrete and spatially distinct manner. P(xylX) promoter activity was determined as a function of the composition of the growth medium both in single copy and on a plasmid using different reporter genes. We have carefully mapped out the multiple domains of KCNQ ion channels involved in interactions with phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), a lipid signaling molecule of critical importance. The genome contains multiple clusters of genes encoding proteins essential for survival in a nutrient poor habitat. View details for Web of Science ID A1987J718100012. View details for Web of Science ID 000260532500013, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC2655310. We combine quantitative organism-wide fluorescence imaging ("deep imaging"), functional genomics ("deep sequencing"), and statistical modeling to understand the fundamental rules that control collective cell behaviors to optimize tissue organization, regeneration, adaptation, and evolution. We have attempted to develop the studies initiated by Poindexter,Stove and Stanier, and Schmidt and Stanier (16, 17, 20) with the Caulobacter genus so that these bacteria can serve as a model system for prokaryotic differentiation. The transcription of gyrB and orf1 occurs from the replication-competent chromosome in stalked and predivisional cells and is silenced in swarmer cells. We confirm that upstream sequences between -81 and -120 base-pairs are necessary for temporal activation, and that transcription also requires sequences at -26 to -46 base-pairs. The ClpXP protease is localized to the Caulobacter cell pole, where it catalyzes the degradation of the CtrA master regulator at specific times in the cell cycle. This site provides a user-friendly interface for quickly searching genes of interest and downloading genome-wide results. Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University We study regulation of M-channels by a variety of receptors coupled to Gq/11 G proteins, via numerous cytoplasmic 2nd-messingers, including lipids, protein kinases and phosphatases, and intracellular Ca2+ ions acting through as calmodulin. We identify mutations in PopZ that allow scaffold assembly but specifically abrogate interactions with ParA and demonstrate that PopZ/ParA interactions are required for proper chromosome segregation in vivo. The structures of basal bodies from two mutants defective in the hook assembly were found to be indistinguishable from wild-type basal bodies, suggesting that the assembly of the basal body is independent of the hook or filament assembly. San Antonio, TX 78229 Currently: Assistant Professor of Bioengineering WebResearch in the Department of Developmental Biology at Stanford is aimed at understanding the molecular mechanisms that generate and maintain diverse cell types during Dahlberg, P. D., Saurabh, S., Wang, J., Sartor, A. M., Chiu, W., Shapiro, L., Moerner, W. E. Continuous, Topologically Guided Protein Crystallization Drives Self-Assembly of a Bacterial Surface Layer. Their new paper establishes gas vesicles as genetically encoded seeds for inertial cavitation, bringing together cellular and physical therapy. We compare the regulatory requirements, DNA structures, and biochemical properties of the prototypic Escherichia coli origin with those of evolutionarily distant Bacillus subtilis and Caulobacter crescentus origins. Several temporally controlled flagellar genes in Caulobacter crescentus require a sigma 54 promoter and upstream sites for transcription activation. However, live-cell superresolution imaging has been challenged by the need to image three-dimensional (3D) structures relative to their biological context, such as the cellular membrane. These sites overlap an essential DnaA box and a promoter in the origin that is essential for replication initiation. B.S. View details for Web of Science ID A1983RA96700072. Researchers develop clever algorithm to improve our The genes involved in these processes are widely separated on the chromosome. The onset of replication coincides with the stimulation of transcription of several genes involved in the replication process.

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