Direct observation of structure-function relationship in a nucleic acid–processing enzyme MJ Comstock, KD Whitley, H Jia, J Sokoloski, TM Lohman, T Ha, ... Science 348 (6232), 352-354, 2015 | 201 | 2015 |
FtsZ treadmilling is essential for Z-ring condensation and septal constriction initiation in Bacillus subtilis cell division KD Whitley, C Jukes, N Tregidgo, E Karinou, P Almada, Y Cesbron, ... Nature communications 12 (1), 2448, 2021 | 61 | 2021 |
High-resolution “Fleezers”: Dual-trap optical tweezers combined with single-molecule fluorescence detection KD Whitley, MJ Comstock, YR Chemla Optical Tweezers: Methods and Protocols, 183-256, 2017 | 54 | 2017 |
Elasticity of the transition state for oligonucleotide hybridization KD Whitley, MJ Comstock, YR Chemla Nucleic acids research 45 (2), 547-555, 2017 | 40 | 2017 |
High-resolution optical tweezers combined with single-molecule confocal microscopy KD Whitley, MJ Comstock, YR Chemla Methods in enzymology 582, 137-169, 2017 | 33 | 2017 |
Regulation of Rep helicase unwinding by an auto-inhibitory subdomain MA Makurath, KD Whitley, B Nguyen, TM Lohman, YR Chemla Biophysical Journal 116 (3), 215a, 2019 | 26 | 2019 |
Free-energy simulations reveal molecular mechanism for functional switch of a DNA helicase W Ma, KD Whitley, YR Chemla, Z Luthey-Schulten, K Schulten Elife 7, e34186, 2018 | 19 | 2018 |
Ultrashort nucleic acid duplexes exhibit long wormlike chain behavior with force-dependent edge effects KD Whitley, MJ Comstock, YR Chemla Physical review letters 120 (6), 068102, 2018 | 15 | 2018 |
Kinetic and structural mechanism for DNA unwinding by a non-hexameric helicase SP Carney, W Ma, KD Whitley, H Jia, TM Lohman, Z Luthey-Schulten, ... Nature communications 12 (1), 7015, 2021 | 14 | 2021 |
High-resolution imaging of bacterial spatial organization with vertical cell imaging by nanostructured immobilization (VerCINI) KD Whitley, S Middlemiss, C Jukes, C Dekker, S Holden Nature Protocols 17 (3), 847-869, 2022 | 9 | 2022 |
FtsZ treadmilling is essential for Z-ring condensation and septal constriction initiation in Bacillus subtilis cell division. Nat Commun 12: 2448 KD Whitley, C Jukes, N Tregidgo, E Karinou, P Almada, Y Cesbron, ... | 6 | 2021 |
Molecular motor tug-of-war regulates elongasome cell wall synthesis dynamics in Bacillus subtilis S Middlemiss, M Blandenet, DM Roberts, A McMahon, J Grimshaw, ... bioRxiv, 2023.05. 10.540107, 2023 | 4 | 2023 |
Direct measurement of stepping dynamics of e. coli uvrd helicase SP Carney, KD Whitley, W Ma, H Jia, TM Lohman, Z Luthey-Schulten, ... Biophysical Journal 118 (3), 71a, 2020 | 4 | 2020 |
Direct observation of the stepping behavior of E. coli UvrD helicase KD Whitley, MJ Comstock, H Jia, TM Lohman, YR Chemla Biophysical Journal 110 (3), 561a, 2016 | 4 | 2016 |
A one-track model for spatiotemporal coordination of Bacillus subtilis septal cell wall synthesis KD Whitley, J Grimshaw, DM Roberts, E Karinou, PJ Stansfeld, S Holden bioRxiv, 2023.06. 29.547024, 2023 | 3 | 2023 |
Self-organisation of mortal filaments: the role of FtsZ treadmilling in bacterial division ring formation C Vanhille-Campos, KD Whitley, P Radler, M Loose, S Holden, A Šarić bioRxiv, 2023.05. 08.539808, 2023 | 3 | 2023 |
FtsZ treadmilling is essential for Z-ring condensation and septal constriction initiation in bacterial cell division KD Whitley, C Jukes, N Tregidgo, E Karinou, P Almada, R Henriques, ... bioRxiv, 2020 | 3 | 2020 |
Peptidoglycan synthesis drives a single population of septal cell wall synthases during division in Bacillus subtilis KD Whitley, J Grimshaw, DM Roberts, E Karinou, PJ Stansfeld, S Holden Nature Microbiology, 1-11, 2024 | 1 | 2024 |
Watching Bacterial Cell Division One Molecule at a Time in Vertical Cells KD Whitley, J Grimshaw, S Holden Microscopy and Microanalysis 29 (Supplement_1), 1070-1070, 2023 | | 2023 |
Single-molecule studies of mechanical and helicase-catalyzed disruption of nucleic acid duplexes KD Whitley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017 | | 2017 |