M. Mizutani

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.

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

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

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

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

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.