@theJensenLab

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 Provo, Utah
jensenlab.caltech.edu/
Joined October 2014
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PNCC@CryoEM_PNCC10 Apr 2025
Please join us at #MM2025 for our jointly hosted Pre-Meeting Congress (PMCX61) on Transformative High-Resolution CryoEM! Let's shape the future of microscopy & structural biology research. We look forward to seeing you there. #CryoEM
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UVC inactivation of pathogenic samples suitable for cryo-EM analysis | Communications Biology- new paper from ⁦@Jamiesd⁩ ⁦@Ludo_cryoEM⁩ ⁦@NeCEN_2p0⁩ ⁦@LeidenBiology⁩ nature.com/articles/s42003-0…

UVC inactivation of pathogenic samples suitable for cryo-EM analysis

Communications Biology - Depelteau et al. present a new method to inactivate cryo-EM samples from pathogenic organisms before imaging using ultraviolet-C radiation in cryogenic conditions. This...

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Man the barricades! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Shewanella oneidensis faces attack from an army of phage. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/10-1-… #cryoET credit: @BioPoorna @theJensenLab
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A Thanksgiving toast! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Clostridium thermocellum uses spiral filaments of AdhE enzymes to ferment ethanol. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/4-4-e… #cryoET credit: @ElitzaTocheva @theJensenLab
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Supply chain issues? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Myxococcus xanthus is an expert in shipping cargo with outer membrane vesicles. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/2-4-v… #cryoET credit: @yiweichang @theJensenLab
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Film star? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Gluconacetobacter hansenii makes cellulose to band together in biofilms. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/9-2-b… #cryoET credit: @WiwiSFC @theJensenLab
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Big MAC? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Pseudoalteromonas luteoviolacea sacrifices itself to release a huge array of Morphogenesis-Associated Contractile (MAC) weapons. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/9-7-c… #cryoET credit: @PilhoferLab @theJensenLab
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Want a scary story? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus invades cells, eats their insides, and uses the shells to reproduce before bursting out to hunt more victims. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/9-11-… #cryoET credit: @yiweichang @theJensenLab
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Small-scale industry? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Acetonema longum builds micro-factories to make metabolism more efficient. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/4-5-m… #cryoET credit: @ElitzaTocheva @theJensenLab
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Feel like hibernating? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Thermococcus kodakaraensis weathers lean times by hunkering down in a non-growing "stationary" phase. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/8-3-a… #cryoET credit: @DebnathGhosal @theJensenLab
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Ready? Aim. Fire! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Myxococcus xanthus uses a type VI secretion system to launch poison-tipped darts into its enemies. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/9-6-t… #cryoET credit: @yiweichang @theJensenLab
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What's the drill? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Borrelia burgdorferi uses periplasmic flagella to burrow into tissue. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/6-7-p… #cryoET credit: @BriegelAriane
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Psst...pass the DNA! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Hyphomonas neptunium passes a supercoiled copy of the genome through its stalk to a budding daughter. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/5-3-b… #cryoET credit: Jian Shi @theJensenLab
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Nip it in the bud? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Agrobacterium tumefaciens divides by budding, focusing growth at one pole and then pinching off the resulting daughter cell. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/5-8-a… #cryoET credit: @ElitzaTocheva @theJensenLab
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Time to make like a banana and split? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Staphylococcus aureus divides by fission, building a septum of cell wall to split into two daughters. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/5-4-m… #cryoET credit: Georges Chreifi @theJensenLab
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Who built the pyramids? In #MicrobeOfTheWeek Sulfolobus solfataricus it's STIV. The phage makes geometric portals in the cell's envelope to release new virus particles. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/10-8-… #cryoET credit: Lu Gan @MitosisLab @theJensenLab
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Hang in there! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Prosthecobacter vanneervenii uses a sticky polymer called holdfast at the tip of its stalk to attach to surfaces. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/8-4-d… #cryoET credit: @PilhoferLab @theJensenLab
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Walking pneumonia?! #MicrobeOfTheWeek Mycoplasma pneumoniae uses a terminal organelle to move across surfaces (like our cells). Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/6-12-… #cryoET credit: Gregory Henderson @theJensenLab
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Time to raid the pantry? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Cupriavidus necator stockpiles extra nutrients in storage granules. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/4-7-b… #cryoET credit: @BeebyLab @theJensenLab
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Wanna hang out? #MicrobeOfTheWeek Agrobacterium tumefaciens joins its buddies in a biofilm by making cellulose and a sticky cap of unipolar polysaccharide. Learn more in the #CellStructureAtlas: cellstructureatlas.org/9-1-b… #cryoET credit: @ElitzaTocheva @theJensenLab
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