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  1. A lytic transglycosylase connects bacterial focal adhesion complexes to the peptidoglycan cell wall

    Article • eLife, October 2024, eLife

    Beiyan Nan

  2. Mathematical modeling of mechanosensitive reversal control in Myxococcus xanthus

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2024, Frontiers

    Beiyan Nan

  3. Myxococcus xanthus as a Model Organism for Peptidoglycan Assembly and Bacterial Morphogenesis

    Article • Microorganisms, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Beiyan Nan

  4. Establishing rod shape from spherical, peptidoglycan-deficient bacterial spores

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Beiyan Nan

  5. PlpA, a PilZ-like protein, regulates directed motility of the bacterium Myxococcus xanthus

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, November 2017, Wiley

    Beiyan Nan

  6. Bacterial Gliding Motility: Rolling Out a Consensus Model

    Article • Current Biology, February 2017, Elsevier

    Beiyan Nan

  7. EPS regulates cellular reversal in myxobacteria

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, December 2016, Wiley

    Beiyan Nan

  8. Novel mechanisms power bacterial gliding motility

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, May 2016, Wiley

    Beiyan Nan

  9. Bacteria that Glide with Helical Tracks

    Article • Current Biology, February 2014, Elsevier

    Beiyan Nan

  10. C4-Dicarboxylates Sensing Mechanism Revealed by the Crystal Structures of DctB Sensor Domain

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, October 2008, Elsevier

    Beiyan Nan, Dr. Santosh Panjikar