Hybrid Monday Lecture Series
(open to the Rockefeller community)
Monday, March 24, 2025
Thomas Walz, Ph.D.
Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Electron Microscopy, The Rockefeller University
The Diverse Members of the MscS-like Channel Family
Recommended Readings:
Shaheen, Aqsa, et al. “Identification of additional mechanistically important residues in the multidrug transporter styMdtM of Salmonella Typhi.” Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 42.21 (2024): 11641-11650.
Notti, Ryan Q., and Thomas Walz. “Native-like environments afford novel mechanistic insights into membrane proteins.” Trends in biochemical sciences 47.7 (2022): 561-569.
Zhang, Yixiao, et al. “Visualization of the mechanosensitive ion channel MscS under membrane tension.” Nature 590.7846 (2021): 509-514.
Cox, Charles D., et al. “Cyclodextrins increase membrane tension and are universal activators of mechanosensitive channels.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118.36 (2021): e2104820118.
Shaheen, Aqsa, et al. “Characterization of the multidrug efflux transporter styMdtM from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi.” Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics 89.9 (2021): 1193-1204.
