List of Faculty Publications

Below is a list of Faculty publications imported from PubMed or manually added. By default, publications are sorted by year with titles displayed in ascending alphabetical order.
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Lasers
E. A. Abbondanzieri, Shaevitz, J. W., and Block, S. M., “Picocalorimetry of transcription by RNA polymerase.”, Biophys J, vol. 89, no. 6, pp. L61-3, 2005.
Light
J. W. Shaevitz, “Super-resolution for a 3D world.”, Nat Methods, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 471-2, 2008.
Lipid Bilayers
G. S. Liu, Bratton, B. P., Gitai, Z., and Shaevitz, J. W., “The effect of antibiotics on protein diffusion in the Escherichia coli cytoplasmic membrane.”, PLoS One, vol. 12, no. 10, p. e0185810, 2017.
Listeria monocytogenes
J. W. Shaevitz and Fletcher, D. A., “Curvature and torsion in growing actin networks.”, Phys Biol, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 026006, 2008.
Locomotion
T. M. Bartlett, Bratton, B. P., Duvshani, A., Miguel, A., Sheng, Y., Martin, N. R., Nguyen, J. P., Persat, A., Desmarais, S. M., VanNieuwenhze, M. S., Huang, K. Casey, Zhu, J., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “A Periplasmic Polymer Curves Vibrio cholerae and Promotes Pathogenesis.”, Cell, vol. 168, no. 1-2, pp. 172-185.e15, 2017.
M. Sun, Wartel, M., Cascales, E., Shaevitz, J. W., and Mignot, T., “Motor-driven intracellular transport powers bacterial gliding motility.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 108, no. 18, pp. 7559-64, 2011.
Luminescent Proteins
R. M. Morgenstein, Bratton, B. P., Nguyen, J. P., Ouzounov, N., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “RodZ links MreB to cell wall synthesis to mediate MreB rotation and robust morphogenesis.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 112, no. 40, pp. 12510-5, 2015.
T. Mignot, Shaevitz, J. W., Hartzell, P. L., and Zusman, D. R., “Evidence that focal adhesion complexes power bacterial gliding motility.”, Science, vol. 315, no. 5813, pp. 853-6, 2007.
S. van Teeffelen, Wang, S., Furchtgott, L., Huang, K. Casey, Wingreen, N. S., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “The bacterial actin MreB rotates, and rotation depends on cell-wall assembly.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 108, no. 38, pp. 15822-7, 2011.
Machine Learning
U. Klibaite, Berman, G. J., Cande, J., Stern, D. L., and Shaevitz, J. W., “An unsupervised method for quantifying the behavior of paired animals.”, Phys Biol, vol. 14, no. 1, p. 015006, 2017.
Macromolecular Substances
S. van Teeffelen, Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “Image analysis in fluorescence microscopy: bacterial dynamics as a case study.”, Bioessays, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 427-36, 2012.
J. W. Shaevitz, Block, S. M., and Schnitzer, M. J., “Statistical kinetics of macromolecular dynamics.”, Biophys J, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 2277-85, 2005.
Male
U. Klibaite, Berman, G. J., Cande, J., Stern, D. L., and Shaevitz, J. W., “An unsupervised method for quantifying the behavior of paired animals.”, Phys Biol, vol. 14, no. 1, p. 015006, 2017.
Q. Wang, J Taliaferro, M., Klibaite, U., Hilgers, V., Shaevitz, J. W., and Rio, D. C., “The PSI-U1 snRNP interaction regulates male mating behavior in Drosophila.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 113, no. 19, pp. 5269-74, 2016.
Y. Deng, Coen, P., Sun, M., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Efficient multiple object tracking using mutually repulsive active membranes.”, PLoS One, vol. 8, no. 6, p. e65769, 2013.
Mechanical Processes
J. W. Shaevitz, “Combining modeling and experiment to understand bacterial growth.”, Biophys J, vol. 104, no. 12, p. 2573, 2013.
Methylcellulose
J. W. Shaevitz, Lee, J. Y., and Fletcher, D. A., “Spiroplasma swim by a processive change in body helicity.”, Cell, vol. 122, no. 6, pp. 941-5, 2005.
Mice
T. M. Bartlett, Bratton, B. P., Duvshani, A., Miguel, A., Sheng, Y., Martin, N. R., Nguyen, J. P., Persat, A., Desmarais, S. M., VanNieuwenhze, M. S., Huang, K. Casey, Zhu, J., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “A Periplasmic Polymer Curves Vibrio cholerae and Promotes Pathogenesis.”, Cell, vol. 168, no. 1-2, pp. 172-185.e15, 2017.
Microbial Interactions
D. Bruce Borenstein, Meir, Y., Shaevitz, J. W., and Wingreen, N. S., “Non-local interaction via diffusible resource prevents coexistence of cooperators and cheaters in a lattice model.”, PLoS One, vol. 8, no. 5, p. e63304, 2013.
Microbial Viability
Y. Deng, Sun, M., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Direct measurement of cell wall stress stiffening and turgor pressure in live bacterial cells.”, Phys Rev Lett, vol. 107, no. 15, p. 158101, 2011.
Microchemistry
E. A. Abbondanzieri, Shaevitz, J. W., and Block, S. M., “Picocalorimetry of transcription by RNA polymerase.”, Biophys J, vol. 89, no. 6, pp. L61-3, 2005.
Microscopy
Y. Deng and Shaevitz, J. W., “Effect of aberration on height calibration in three-dimensional localization-based microscopy and particle tracking.”, Appl Opt, vol. 48, no. 10, pp. 1886-90, 2009.
Microscopy, Atomic Force
M. J. Rosenbluth, Crow, A., Shaevitz, J. W., and Fletcher, D. A., “Slow stress propagation in adherent cells.”, Biophys J, vol. 95, no. 12, pp. 6052-9, 2008.
Y. Deng, Sun, M., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Direct measurement of cell wall stress stiffening and turgor pressure in live bacterial cells.”, Phys Rev Lett, vol. 107, no. 15, p. 158101, 2011.
Microscopy, Electron
J. W. Shaevitz, “Super-resolution for a 3D world.”, Nat Methods, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 471-2, 2008.
Microscopy, Fluorescence
S. van Teeffelen, Wang, S., Furchtgott, L., Huang, K. Casey, Wingreen, N. S., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “The bacterial actin MreB rotates, and rotation depends on cell-wall assembly.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 108, no. 38, pp. 15822-7, 2011.
M. J. Rosenbluth, Crow, A., Shaevitz, J. W., and Fletcher, D. A., “Slow stress propagation in adherent cells.”, Biophys J, vol. 95, no. 12, pp. 6052-9, 2008.
J. W. Shaevitz, “Super-resolution for a 3D world.”, Nat Methods, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 471-2, 2008.
S. van Teeffelen, Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “Image analysis in fluorescence microscopy: bacterial dynamics as a case study.”, Bioessays, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 427-36, 2012.
J. W. Shaevitz and Fletcher, D. A., “Enhanced three-dimensional deconvolution microscopy using a measured depth-varying point-spread function.”, J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis, vol. 24, no. 9, pp. 2622-7, 2007.
B. P. Bratton and Shaevitz, J. W., “Simple Experimental Methods for Determining the Apparent Focal Shift in a Microscope System.”, PLoS One, vol. 10, no. 8, p. e0134616, 2015.
J. P. Nguyen, Linder, A. N., Plummer, G. S., Shaevitz, J. W., and Leifer, A. M., “Automatically tracking neurons in a moving and deforming brain.”, PLoS Comput Biol, vol. 13, no. 5, p. e1005517, 2017.
R. M. Morgenstein, Bratton, B. P., Nguyen, J. P., Ouzounov, N., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “RodZ links MreB to cell wall synthesis to mediate MreB rotation and robust morphogenesis.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 112, no. 40, pp. 12510-5, 2015.
N. Ouzounov, Nguyen, J. P., Bratton, B. P., Jacobowitz, D., Gitai, Z., and Shaevitz, J. W., “MreB Orientation Correlates with Cell Diameter in Escherichia coli.”, Biophys J, vol. 111, no. 5, pp. 1035-43, 2016.
Microscopy, Phase-Contrast
R. M. Morgenstein, Bratton, B. P., Nguyen, J. P., Ouzounov, N., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “RodZ links MreB to cell wall synthesis to mediate MreB rotation and robust morphogenesis.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 112, no. 40, pp. 12510-5, 2015.
Microscopy, Video
M. J. Lang, Asbury, C. L., Shaevitz, J. W., and Block, S. M., “An automated two-dimensional optical force clamp for single molecule studies.”, Biophys J, vol. 83, no. 1, pp. 491-501, 2002.
Microspheres
Y. Deng and Shaevitz, J. W., “Effect of aberration on height calibration in three-dimensional localization-based microscopy and particle tracking.”, Appl Opt, vol. 48, no. 10, pp. 1886-90, 2009.
J. W. Shaevitz and Fletcher, D. A., “Load fluctuations drive actin network growth.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 104, no. 40, pp. 15688-92, 2007.
M. Sun, Wartel, M., Cascales, E., Shaevitz, J. W., and Mignot, T., “Motor-driven intracellular transport powers bacterial gliding motility.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 108, no. 18, pp. 7559-64, 2011.
Models, Biological
J. W. Shaevitz and Fletcher, D. A., “Load fluctuations drive actin network growth.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 104, no. 40, pp. 15688-92, 2007.
M. Sun, Wartel, M., Cascales, E., Shaevitz, J. W., and Mignot, T., “Motor-driven intracellular transport powers bacterial gliding motility.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 108, no. 18, pp. 7559-64, 2011.
S. van Teeffelen, Wang, S., Furchtgott, L., Huang, K. Casey, Wingreen, N. S., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “The bacterial actin MreB rotates, and rotation depends on cell-wall assembly.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 108, no. 38, pp. 15822-7, 2011.
T. Mignot, Shaevitz, J. W., Hartzell, P. L., and Zusman, D. R., “Evidence that focal adhesion complexes power bacterial gliding motility.”, Science, vol. 315, no. 5813, pp. 853-6, 2007.
E. A. Abbondanzieri, Greenleaf, W. J., Shaevitz, J. W., Landick, R., and Block, S. M., “Direct observation of base-pair stepping by RNA polymerase.”, Nature, vol. 438, no. 7067, pp. 460-5, 2005.
S. Wang, Arellano-Santoyo, H., Combs, P. A., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Actin-like cytoskeleton filaments contribute to cell mechanics in bacteria.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 107, no. 20, pp. 9182-5, 2010.
K. Casey Huang, Ehrhardt, D. W., and Shaevitz, J. W., “The molecular origins of chiral growth in walled cells.”, Curr Opin Microbiol, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 707-14, 2012.
T. S. Ursell, Nguyen, J., Monds, R. D., Colavin, A., Billings, G., Ouzounov, N., Gitai, Z., Shaevitz, J. W., and Huang, K. Casey, “Rod-like bacterial shape is maintained by feedback between cell curvature and cytoskeletal localization.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 111, no. 11, pp. E1025-34, 2014.
Y. Deng, Sun, M., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Direct measurement of cell wall stress stiffening and turgor pressure in live bacterial cells.”, Phys Rev Lett, vol. 107, no. 15, p. 158101, 2011.
J. W. Shaevitz, Block, S. M., and Schnitzer, M. J., “Statistical kinetics of macromolecular dynamics.”, Biophys J, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 2277-85, 2005.
S. Thutupalli, Sun, M., Bunyak, F., Palaniappan, K., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Directional reversals enable Myxococcus xanthus cells to produce collective one-dimensional streams during fruiting-body formation.”, J R Soc Interface, vol. 12, no. 109, p. 20150049, 2015.
Y. Deng, Coen, P., Sun, M., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Efficient multiple object tracking using mutually repulsive active membranes.”, PLoS One, vol. 8, no. 6, p. e65769, 2013.
N. Ouzounov, Nguyen, J. P., Bratton, B. P., Jacobowitz, D., Gitai, Z., and Shaevitz, J. W., “MreB Orientation Correlates with Cell Diameter in Escherichia coli.”, Biophys J, vol. 111, no. 5, pp. 1035-43, 2016.
D. Bruce Borenstein, Meir, Y., Shaevitz, J. W., and Wingreen, N. S., “Non-local interaction via diffusible resource prevents coexistence of cooperators and cheaters in a lattice model.”, PLoS One, vol. 8, no. 5, p. e63304, 2013.
Models, Chemical
S. M. Block, Asbury, C. L., Shaevitz, J. W., and Lang, M. J., “Probing the kinesin reaction cycle with a 2D optical force clamp.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 100, no. 5, pp. 2351-6, 2003.
J. W. Shaevitz, Block, S. M., and Schnitzer, M. J., “Statistical kinetics of macromolecular dynamics.”, Biophys J, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 2277-85, 2005.
Models, Statistical
J. W. Shaevitz, Block, S. M., and Schnitzer, M. J., “Statistical kinetics of macromolecular dynamics.”, Biophys J, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 2277-85, 2005.
Models, Theoretical
J. W. Shaevitz and Fletcher, D. A., “Load fluctuations drive actin network growth.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 104, no. 40, pp. 15688-92, 2007.
B. P. Bratton and Shaevitz, J. W., “Simple Experimental Methods for Determining the Apparent Focal Shift in a Microscope System.”, PLoS One, vol. 10, no. 8, p. e0134616, 2015.
Molecular Conformation
J. W. Shaevitz and Fletcher, D. A., “Curvature and torsion in growing actin networks.”, Phys Biol, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 026006, 2008.
Molecular Imaging
J. P. Nguyen, Shipley, F. B., Linder, A. N., Plummer, G. S., Liu, M., Setru, S. U., Shaevitz, J. W., and Leifer, A. M., “Whole-brain calcium imaging with cellular resolution in freely behaving Caenorhabditis elegans.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 113, no. 8, pp. E1074-81, 2016.
Molecular Motor Proteins
M. Sun, Wartel, M., Cascales, E., Shaevitz, J. W., and Mignot, T., “Motor-driven intracellular transport powers bacterial gliding motility.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 108, no. 18, pp. 7559-64, 2011.
T. Mignot, Shaevitz, J. W., Hartzell, P. L., and Zusman, D. R., “Evidence that focal adhesion complexes power bacterial gliding motility.”, Science, vol. 315, no. 5813, pp. 853-6, 2007.
J. W. Shaevitz, Block, S. M., and Schnitzer, M. J., “Statistical kinetics of macromolecular dynamics.”, Biophys J, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 2277-85, 2005.
Mollusca
S. M. Block, Asbury, C. L., Shaevitz, J. W., and Lang, M. J., “Probing the kinesin reaction cycle with a 2D optical force clamp.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 100, no. 5, pp. 2351-6, 2003.
Monte Carlo Method
J. W. Shaevitz and Fletcher, D. A., “Load fluctuations drive actin network growth.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 104, no. 40, pp. 15688-92, 2007.
Morphogenesis
T. S. Ursell, Nguyen, J., Monds, R. D., Colavin, A., Billings, G., Ouzounov, N., Gitai, Z., Shaevitz, J. W., and Huang, K. Casey, “Rod-like bacterial shape is maintained by feedback between cell curvature and cytoskeletal localization.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 111, no. 11, pp. E1025-34, 2014.
Motion
J. W. Shaevitz, Block, S. M., and Schnitzer, M. J., “Statistical kinetics of macromolecular dynamics.”, Biophys J, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 2277-85, 2005.
Movement
J. W. Shaevitz, Lee, J. Y., and Fletcher, D. A., “Spiroplasma swim by a processive change in body helicity.”, Cell, vol. 122, no. 6, pp. 941-5, 2005.
M. J. Rosenbluth, Crow, A., Shaevitz, J. W., and Fletcher, D. A., “Slow stress propagation in adherent cells.”, Biophys J, vol. 95, no. 12, pp. 6052-9, 2008.
T. Mignot, Shaevitz, J. W., Hartzell, P. L., and Zusman, D. R., “Evidence that focal adhesion complexes power bacterial gliding motility.”, Science, vol. 315, no. 5813, pp. 853-6, 2007.
E. A. Abbondanzieri, Greenleaf, W. J., Shaevitz, J. W., Landick, R., and Block, S. M., “Direct observation of base-pair stepping by RNA polymerase.”, Nature, vol. 438, no. 7067, pp. 460-5, 2005.
Mutagenesis
J. W. Shaevitz, Abbondanzieri, E. A., Landick, R., and Block, S. M., “Backtracking by single RNA polymerase molecules observed at near-base-pair resolution.”, Nature, vol. 426, no. 6967, pp. 684-7, 2003.
Mutation
N. Ouzounov, Nguyen, J. P., Bratton, B. P., Jacobowitz, D., Gitai, Z., and Shaevitz, J. W., “MreB Orientation Correlates with Cell Diameter in Escherichia coli.”, Biophys J, vol. 111, no. 5, pp. 1035-43, 2016.
R. M. Morgenstein, Bratton, B. P., Nguyen, J. P., Ouzounov, N., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “RodZ links MreB to cell wall synthesis to mediate MreB rotation and robust morphogenesis.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 112, no. 40, pp. 12510-5, 2015.
Myxococcus xanthus
T. Mignot, Shaevitz, J. W., Hartzell, P. L., and Zusman, D. R., “Evidence that focal adhesion complexes power bacterial gliding motility.”, Science, vol. 315, no. 5813, pp. 853-6, 2007.
M. Sun, Wartel, M., Cascales, E., Shaevitz, J. W., and Mignot, T., “Motor-driven intracellular transport powers bacterial gliding motility.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 108, no. 18, pp. 7559-64, 2011.
S. Thutupalli, Sun, M., Bunyak, F., Palaniappan, K., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Directional reversals enable Myxococcus xanthus cells to produce collective one-dimensional streams during fruiting-body formation.”, J R Soc Interface, vol. 12, no. 109, p. 20150049, 2015.
Y. Deng, Coen, P., Sun, M., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Efficient multiple object tracking using mutually repulsive active membranes.”, PLoS One, vol. 8, no. 6, p. e65769, 2013.
Nanotechnology
E. A. Abbondanzieri, Shaevitz, J. W., and Block, S. M., “Picocalorimetry of transcription by RNA polymerase.”, Biophys J, vol. 89, no. 6, pp. L61-3, 2005.
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Q. Wang, J Taliaferro, M., Klibaite, U., Hilgers, V., Shaevitz, J. W., and Rio, D. C., “The PSI-U1 snRNP interaction regulates male mating behavior in Drosophila.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 113, no. 19, pp. 5269-74, 2016.
Neuroimaging
J. P. Nguyen, Linder, A. N., Plummer, G. S., Shaevitz, J. W., and Leifer, A. M., “Automatically tracking neurons in a moving and deforming brain.”, PLoS Comput Biol, vol. 13, no. 5, p. e1005517, 2017.
Neurons
J. P. Nguyen, Shipley, F. B., Linder, A. N., Plummer, G. S., Liu, M., Setru, S. U., Shaevitz, J. W., and Leifer, A. M., “Whole-brain calcium imaging with cellular resolution in freely behaving Caenorhabditis elegans.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 113, no. 8, pp. E1074-81, 2016.
J. P. Nguyen, Linder, A. N., Plummer, G. S., Shaevitz, J. W., and Leifer, A. M., “Automatically tracking neurons in a moving and deforming brain.”, PLoS Comput Biol, vol. 13, no. 5, p. e1005517, 2017.
Nuclear Proteins
Q. Wang, J Taliaferro, M., Klibaite, U., Hilgers, V., Shaevitz, J. W., and Rio, D. C., “The PSI-U1 snRNP interaction regulates male mating behavior in Drosophila.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 113, no. 19, pp. 5269-74, 2016.
Nucleotides
E. A. Abbondanzieri, Greenleaf, W. J., Shaevitz, J. W., Landick, R., and Block, S. M., “Direct observation of base-pair stepping by RNA polymerase.”, Nature, vol. 438, no. 7067, pp. 460-5, 2005.
Optical Tweezers
S. Wang, Arellano-Santoyo, H., Combs, P. A., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Measuring the bending stiffness of bacterial cells using an optical trap.”, J Vis Exp, no. 38, 2010.
S. Wang, Arellano-Santoyo, H., Combs, P. A., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Actin-like cytoskeleton filaments contribute to cell mechanics in bacteria.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 107, no. 20, pp. 9182-5, 2010.
Optics and Photonics
E. A. Abbondanzieri, Greenleaf, W. J., Shaevitz, J. W., Landick, R., and Block, S. M., “Direct observation of base-pair stepping by RNA polymerase.”, Nature, vol. 438, no. 7067, pp. 460-5, 2005.
Osmosis
T. Pilizota and Shaevitz, J. W., “Plasmolysis and cell shape depend on solute outer-membrane permeability during hyperosmotic shock in E. coli.”, Biophys J, vol. 104, no. 12, pp. 2733-42, 2013.
Osmotic Pressure
T. Pilizota and Shaevitz, J. W., “Fast, multiphase volume adaptation to hyperosmotic shock by Escherichia coli.”, PLoS One, vol. 7, no. 4, p. e35205, 2012.
T. Pilizota and Shaevitz, J. W., “Plasmolysis and cell shape depend on solute outer-membrane permeability during hyperosmotic shock in E. coli.”, Biophys J, vol. 104, no. 12, pp. 2733-42, 2013.
S. Wang, Furchtgott, L., Huang, K. Casey, and Shaevitz, J. W., “Helical insertion of peptidoglycan produces chiral ordering of the bacterial cell wall.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 109, no. 10, pp. E595-604, 2012.
Pair Bond
U. Klibaite, Berman, G. J., Cande, J., Stern, D. L., and Shaevitz, J. W., “An unsupervised method for quantifying the behavior of paired animals.”, Phys Biol, vol. 14, no. 1, p. 015006, 2017.
Pattern Recognition, Automated
J. W. Shaevitz, “Super-resolution for a 3D world.”, Nat Methods, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 471-2, 2008.
Peptides
S. van Teeffelen, Wang, S., Furchtgott, L., Huang, K. Casey, Wingreen, N. S., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “The bacterial actin MreB rotates, and rotation depends on cell-wall assembly.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 108, no. 38, pp. 15822-7, 2011.
S. Wang, Furchtgott, L., Huang, K. Casey, and Shaevitz, J. W., “Helical insertion of peptidoglycan produces chiral ordering of the bacterial cell wall.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 109, no. 10, pp. E595-604, 2012.
Peptidoglycan
T. M. Bartlett, Bratton, B. P., Duvshani, A., Miguel, A., Sheng, Y., Martin, N. R., Nguyen, J. P., Persat, A., Desmarais, S. M., VanNieuwenhze, M. S., Huang, K. Casey, Zhu, J., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “A Periplasmic Polymer Curves Vibrio cholerae and Promotes Pathogenesis.”, Cell, vol. 168, no. 1-2, pp. 172-185.e15, 2017.
S. van Teeffelen, Wang, S., Furchtgott, L., Huang, K. Casey, Wingreen, N. S., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “The bacterial actin MreB rotates, and rotation depends on cell-wall assembly.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 108, no. 38, pp. 15822-7, 2011.
S. Wang and Shaevitz, J. W., “The mechanics of shape in prokaryotes.”, Front Biosci (Schol Ed), vol. 5, pp. 564-74, 2013.
S. Wang, Furchtgott, L., Huang, K. Casey, and Shaevitz, J. W., “Helical insertion of peptidoglycan produces chiral ordering of the bacterial cell wall.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 109, no. 10, pp. E595-604, 2012.
Periplasm
T. M. Bartlett, Bratton, B. P., Duvshani, A., Miguel, A., Sheng, Y., Martin, N. R., Nguyen, J. P., Persat, A., Desmarais, S. M., VanNieuwenhze, M. S., Huang, K. Casey, Zhu, J., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “A Periplasmic Polymer Curves Vibrio cholerae and Promotes Pathogenesis.”, Cell, vol. 168, no. 1-2, pp. 172-185.e15, 2017.
Plant Cells
K. Casey Huang, Ehrhardt, D. W., and Shaevitz, J. W., “The molecular origins of chiral growth in walled cells.”, Curr Opin Microbiol, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 707-14, 2012.
Plasmids
M. Sun, Wartel, M., Cascales, E., Shaevitz, J. W., and Mignot, T., “Motor-driven intracellular transport powers bacterial gliding motility.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 108, no. 18, pp. 7559-64, 2011.
J. W. Shaevitz and Gitai, Z., “The structure and function of bacterial actin homologs.”, Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol, vol. 2, no. 9, p. a000364, 2010.
Polylysine
S. Wang, Arellano-Santoyo, H., Combs, P. A., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Measuring the bending stiffness of bacterial cells using an optical trap.”, J Vis Exp, no. 38, 2010.
Polymerization
J. W. Shaevitz and Gitai, Z., “The structure and function of bacterial actin homologs.”, Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol, vol. 2, no. 9, p. a000364, 2010.
Polysaccharides
S. Wang, Furchtgott, L., Huang, K. Casey, and Shaevitz, J. W., “Helical insertion of peptidoglycan produces chiral ordering of the bacterial cell wall.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 109, no. 10, pp. E595-604, 2012.
Population Dynamics
D. Bruce Borenstein, Meir, Y., Shaevitz, J. W., and Wingreen, N. S., “Non-local interaction via diffusible resource prevents coexistence of cooperators and cheaters in a lattice model.”, PLoS One, vol. 8, no. 5, p. e63304, 2013.
Pressure
Y. Deng, Sun, M., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Direct measurement of cell wall stress stiffening and turgor pressure in live bacterial cells.”, Phys Rev Lett, vol. 107, no. 15, p. 158101, 2011.
Protein Binding
R. M. Morgenstein, Bratton, B. P., Nguyen, J. P., Ouzounov, N., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “RodZ links MreB to cell wall synthesis to mediate MreB rotation and robust morphogenesis.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 112, no. 40, pp. 12510-5, 2015.
S. M. Block, Asbury, C. L., Shaevitz, J. W., and Lang, M. J., “Probing the kinesin reaction cycle with a 2D optical force clamp.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 100, no. 5, pp. 2351-6, 2003.
Protein Conformation
J. W. Shaevitz and Fletcher, D. A., “Load fluctuations drive actin network growth.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 104, no. 40, pp. 15688-92, 2007.
Protein Transport
M. Sun, Wartel, M., Cascales, E., Shaevitz, J. W., and Mignot, T., “Motor-driven intracellular transport powers bacterial gliding motility.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 108, no. 18, pp. 7559-64, 2011.
T. Mignot and Shaevitz, J. W., “Active and passive mechanisms of intracellular transport and localization in bacteria.”, Curr Opin Microbiol, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 580-5, 2008.
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
T. Mignot, Shaevitz, J. W., Hartzell, P. L., and Zusman, D. R., “Evidence that focal adhesion complexes power bacterial gliding motility.”, Science, vol. 315, no. 5813, pp. 853-6, 2007.
Rheology
Y. Deng, Sun, M., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Direct measurement of cell wall stress stiffening and turgor pressure in live bacterial cells.”, Phys Rev Lett, vol. 107, no. 15, p. 158101, 2011.
Ribonucleoprotein, U1 Small Nuclear
Q. Wang, J Taliaferro, M., Klibaite, U., Hilgers, V., Shaevitz, J. W., and Rio, D. C., “The PSI-U1 snRNP interaction regulates male mating behavior in Drosophila.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 113, no. 19, pp. 5269-74, 2016.
Rickettsia rickettsii
J. W. Shaevitz and Fletcher, D. A., “Curvature and torsion in growing actin networks.”, Phys Biol, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 026006, 2008.
RNA, Bacterial
J. W. Shaevitz, Abbondanzieri, E. A., Landick, R., and Block, S. M., “Backtracking by single RNA polymerase molecules observed at near-base-pair resolution.”, Nature, vol. 426, no. 6967, pp. 684-7, 2003.
RNA-Binding Proteins
Q. Wang, J Taliaferro, M., Klibaite, U., Hilgers, V., Shaevitz, J. W., and Rio, D. C., “The PSI-U1 snRNP interaction regulates male mating behavior in Drosophila.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 113, no. 19, pp. 5269-74, 2016.
Rotation
S. van Teeffelen, Wang, S., Furchtgott, L., Huang, K. Casey, Wingreen, N. S., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “The bacterial actin MreB rotates, and rotation depends on cell-wall assembly.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 108, no. 38, pp. 15822-7, 2011.
R. M. Morgenstein, Bratton, B. P., Nguyen, J. P., Ouzounov, N., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “RodZ links MreB to cell wall synthesis to mediate MreB rotation and robust morphogenesis.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 112, no. 40, pp. 12510-5, 2015.
Sensitivity and Specificity
E. A. Abbondanzieri, Greenleaf, W. J., Shaevitz, J. W., Landick, R., and Block, S. M., “Direct observation of base-pair stepping by RNA polymerase.”, Nature, vol. 438, no. 7067, pp. 460-5, 2005.
Sequence Alignment
T. M. Bartlett, Bratton, B. P., Duvshani, A., Miguel, A., Sheng, Y., Martin, N. R., Nguyen, J. P., Persat, A., Desmarais, S. M., VanNieuwenhze, M. S., Huang, K. Casey, Zhu, J., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “A Periplasmic Polymer Curves Vibrio cholerae and Promotes Pathogenesis.”, Cell, vol. 168, no. 1-2, pp. 172-185.e15, 2017.
Sex Characteristics
Q. Wang, J Taliaferro, M., Klibaite, U., Hilgers, V., Shaevitz, J. W., and Rio, D. C., “The PSI-U1 snRNP interaction regulates male mating behavior in Drosophila.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 113, no. 19, pp. 5269-74, 2016.
Sexual Behavior, Animal
U. Klibaite, Berman, G. J., Cande, J., Stern, D. L., and Shaevitz, J. W., “An unsupervised method for quantifying the behavior of paired animals.”, Phys Biol, vol. 14, no. 1, p. 015006, 2017.
Q. Wang, J Taliaferro, M., Klibaite, U., Hilgers, V., Shaevitz, J. W., and Rio, D. C., “The PSI-U1 snRNP interaction regulates male mating behavior in Drosophila.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 113, no. 19, pp. 5269-74, 2016.
Software
J. W. Shaevitz, “Super-resolution for a 3D world.”, Nat Methods, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 471-2, 2008.
Spiroplasma
J. W. Shaevitz, Lee, J. Y., and Fletcher, D. A., “Spiroplasma swim by a processive change in body helicity.”, Cell, vol. 122, no. 6, pp. 941-5, 2005.
Stochastic Processes
J. W. Shaevitz, Block, S. M., and Schnitzer, M. J., “Statistical kinetics of macromolecular dynamics.”, Biophys J, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 2277-85, 2005.
Stress, Mechanical
M. J. Rosenbluth, Crow, A., Shaevitz, J. W., and Fletcher, D. A., “Slow stress propagation in adherent cells.”, Biophys J, vol. 95, no. 12, pp. 6052-9, 2008.
Y. Deng, Sun, M., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Direct measurement of cell wall stress stiffening and turgor pressure in live bacterial cells.”, Phys Rev Lett, vol. 107, no. 15, p. 158101, 2011.
Substrate Specificity
J. W. Shaevitz, Abbondanzieri, E. A., Landick, R., and Block, S. M., “Backtracking by single RNA polymerase molecules observed at near-base-pair resolution.”, Nature, vol. 426, no. 6967, pp. 684-7, 2003.
Sucrose
T. Pilizota and Shaevitz, J. W., “Fast, multiphase volume adaptation to hyperosmotic shock by Escherichia coli.”, PLoS One, vol. 7, no. 4, p. e35205, 2012.
Templates, Genetic
J. W. Shaevitz, Abbondanzieri, E. A., Landick, R., and Block, S. M., “Backtracking by single RNA polymerase molecules observed at near-base-pair resolution.”, Nature, vol. 426, no. 6967, pp. 684-7, 2003.
E. A. Abbondanzieri, Greenleaf, W. J., Shaevitz, J. W., Landick, R., and Block, S. M., “Direct observation of base-pair stepping by RNA polymerase.”, Nature, vol. 438, no. 7067, pp. 460-5, 2005.
Time Factors
J. W. Shaevitz, Lee, J. Y., and Fletcher, D. A., “Spiroplasma swim by a processive change in body helicity.”, Cell, vol. 122, no. 6, pp. 941-5, 2005.
M. J. Rosenbluth, Crow, A., Shaevitz, J. W., and Fletcher, D. A., “Slow stress propagation in adherent cells.”, Biophys J, vol. 95, no. 12, pp. 6052-9, 2008.
Time-Lapse Imaging
R. M. Morgenstein, Bratton, B. P., Nguyen, J. P., Ouzounov, N., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “RodZ links MreB to cell wall synthesis to mediate MreB rotation and robust morphogenesis.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 112, no. 40, pp. 12510-5, 2015.
T. S. Ursell, Nguyen, J., Monds, R. D., Colavin, A., Billings, G., Ouzounov, N., Gitai, Z., Shaevitz, J. W., and Huang, K. Casey, “Rod-like bacterial shape is maintained by feedback between cell curvature and cytoskeletal localization.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 111, no. 11, pp. E1025-34, 2014.
Transcription Factors
J. W. Shaevitz, Abbondanzieri, E. A., Landick, R., and Block, S. M., “Backtracking by single RNA polymerase molecules observed at near-base-pair resolution.”, Nature, vol. 426, no. 6967, pp. 684-7, 2003.
Transcription, Genetic
E. A. Abbondanzieri, Greenleaf, W. J., Shaevitz, J. W., Landick, R., and Block, S. M., “Direct observation of base-pair stepping by RNA polymerase.”, Nature, vol. 438, no. 7067, pp. 460-5, 2005.
E. A. Abbondanzieri, Shaevitz, J. W., and Block, S. M., “Picocalorimetry of transcription by RNA polymerase.”, Biophys J, vol. 89, no. 6, pp. L61-3, 2005.
J. W. Shaevitz, Abbondanzieri, E. A., Landick, R., and Block, S. M., “Backtracking by single RNA polymerase molecules observed at near-base-pair resolution.”, Nature, vol. 426, no. 6967, pp. 684-7, 2003.
Transcriptional Activation
E. A. Abbondanzieri, Shaevitz, J. W., and Block, S. M., “Picocalorimetry of transcription by RNA polymerase.”, Biophys J, vol. 89, no. 6, pp. L61-3, 2005.
Transcriptional Elongation Factors
J. W. Shaevitz, Abbondanzieri, E. A., Landick, R., and Block, S. M., “Backtracking by single RNA polymerase molecules observed at near-base-pair resolution.”, Nature, vol. 426, no. 6967, pp. 684-7, 2003.
Vancomycin
S. van Teeffelen, Wang, S., Furchtgott, L., Huang, K. Casey, Wingreen, N. S., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “The bacterial actin MreB rotates, and rotation depends on cell-wall assembly.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 108, no. 38, pp. 15822-7, 2011.
Vibrio cholerae
T. M. Bartlett, Bratton, B. P., Duvshani, A., Miguel, A., Sheng, Y., Martin, N. R., Nguyen, J. P., Persat, A., Desmarais, S. M., VanNieuwenhze, M. S., Huang, K. Casey, Zhu, J., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “A Periplasmic Polymer Curves Vibrio cholerae and Promotes Pathogenesis.”, Cell, vol. 168, no. 1-2, pp. 172-185.e15, 2017.
Video Recording
U. Klibaite, Berman, G. J., Cande, J., Stern, D. L., and Shaevitz, J. W., “An unsupervised method for quantifying the behavior of paired animals.”, Phys Biol, vol. 14, no. 1, p. 015006, 2017.
Virulence
T. M. Bartlett, Bratton, B. P., Duvshani, A., Miguel, A., Sheng, Y., Martin, N. R., Nguyen, J. P., Persat, A., Desmarais, S. M., VanNieuwenhze, M. S., Huang, K. Casey, Zhu, J., Shaevitz, J. W., and Gitai, Z., “A Periplasmic Polymer Curves Vibrio cholerae and Promotes Pathogenesis.”, Cell, vol. 168, no. 1-2, pp. 172-185.e15, 2017.
Viscosity
J. W. Shaevitz and Fletcher, D. A., “Load fluctuations drive actin network growth.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 104, no. 40, pp. 15688-92, 2007.
Walking
Y. Deng, Coen, P., Sun, M., and Shaevitz, J. W., “Efficient multiple object tracking using mutually repulsive active membranes.”, PLoS One, vol. 8, no. 6, p. e65769, 2013.
Water
T. Pilizota and Shaevitz, J. W., “Plasmolysis and cell shape depend on solute outer-membrane permeability during hyperosmotic shock in E. coli.”, Biophys J, vol. 104, no. 12, pp. 2733-42, 2013.

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