Publications

• 39. X.-Y. Zhuang, C.-K. Tseng. and C.-J. Lo*. (2023) Live-cell imaging of the assembly and ejection processes of the bacterial flagella by fluorescence microscopy. Method in Molecular Biology: Bacterial and Archaeal Motility, Chapter 4. ISBN 978-1-0716-3059-4.

• 38. X. Jin, X.W. Zhang, X.J. Ding, T. Tian, C.-K. Tseng, X.W. Luo, X. Chen, C.-J. Lo, M.C. Leake, F. Bai*. (2023) Sensitive bacterial Vm sensors revealed the excitability of bacterial Vm and its role in antibiotic tolerance. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 120. e2208348120. 

• 37. Y.F. Yin, H.-T. Yu, H. Tan, H. Cai, H.-Y. Chen, C.-J. Lo, and S. Guo*. (2022) Escaping speed of bacteria from confinement. Biophysical. J. 121:4656-4665.

• 36. T.S. Lin, S. Kojima, H. Fukuoka, A. Ishijima, M. Homma and C.-J. Lo*. (2021). Stator dynamics depending on sodium concentration in sodium-driven bacterial flagellar motors. Front. Microbio. 12: 765739

• 35. Y.J. Sun, F. Bai, A.C. Luo, X.Y. Zhuang, T.S. Lin, Y.C. Sung, Y.L. Shih, C.-J. Lo*. (2021) Probing bacterial cell wall growth by tracing wall-anchored protein complexes. Nature Communications. 12:2160.

• 34. X.Y. Zhuang and C.-J. Lo*. (2020) Construction and loss of bacterial flagellar filaments. Biomolecules. 10: 1528. 

• 33. E. Krasnopeeva, U.E. Barboza-Perez, J. Rosko, T. Pilizota, C.-J. Lo*. (2021) Bacterial flagellar motor as a multimodal biosensor. Methods. 193:5-15. 

• 32. X.Y. Zhuang, S. Guo, Z. Li, Z. Zhao, S. Kojima, M. Homma, P. Wang, C.-J Lo* and F. Bai*. (2020) Live cell fluorescence imaging reveals dynamic production and loss of bacterial flagella. Molecular Microbiology. 114:279-291.

• 31. Y.K. Wang, E. Krasnopeeva, S.Y. Lin, F. Bai, T. Pilizota, and C.-J. Lo*. (2019) Comparison of Escherichia coli surface attachment methods for single-cell microscopy. Scientific Reports. 9:19418.

• 30. L. Mancini, G. Terradot, T. Tian, Y. Pu, Y. Li, C.-J Lo, F. Bai, and T. Pilizota*. (2019) A general work-flow for characterization of Nernstian dyes and their effects on bacterial physiology. Biophysical Journal. 117: 4-14.

• 29. E. Krasnopeeva, C.-J. Lo, and T. Pilizota*. (2019) Single-cell bacterial electrophysiology reveals mechanisms of stress induced damage. Biophysical Journal. 116: 2390-2399. 

• 28. Y.K. Wang, C.-J. Lo, and W.C. Lo*. (2018) Formation of spiral coils among self-propelled chains. Physical Review E. 98:062613. 

• 27. Y. Pu, Y. Li, X. Jin, T. Tian, Q. Ma, Z. Zhao, S.Y. Lin, Z. Chen, B. Li, G. Yao, M.C. Leake, C.-J. Lo, and F. Bai*. (2019) ATP-dependent dynamic protein aggregation regulates bacterial dormancy depth critical for antibiotic tolerance. Molecular Cell. 73:1-14.

• 26. T.S. Lin, S. Zhu, S. Kojima, M. Homma, and C.-J. Lo*. (2018) FliL association with flagellar stator in the sodium-driven Vibrio motor characterized by fluorescent microscopy.  Scientific Reports. 8:11172.

• 25. Z.Y. Zhao, Y.F. Zhao, X.Y. Zhuang, W.C. Lo, M.A.B. Baker, C.-J. Lo*, and F. Bai*. (2018) Frequent pauses in Escherichia coli flagella elongation revealed by single cell real-time fluorescence imaging. Nature Communications. 9:1885. 

• 24. A.L. Nord, Y. Sowa, B.C. Steel, C.-J. Lo and R.M. Berry*. (2017) Speed of the bacterial flagellar motor near zero load depends on the number of stator units. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 114:11603-11608.  

• 23. Y.C. Ho, F.R. Hung, C.H. Weng, W.T. Li, T.H. Chuang, T.L. Liu, C.Y. Lin, C.-J Lo, C.L. Chen, J.W. Chen, M. Hashimoto, L.I. Hor*. (2017) Lrp, a global regulator, regulates the virulence of Vibrio vulnificus. J. Biomedical Science. 24:54

• 22. A.Y. Lee, C.Y. Kao, Y.K. Wang, S.Y. Lin, T.Y Lai, B.S. Sheu, C.-J. Lo*, J.-J. Wu*. (2017) Inactivation of ferric uptake regulator (Fur) attenuates Helicobacter pylori J99 motility by disturbing the flagellar motor switch and autoinducer-2 production. Helicobacter 2017:e12388.

• 21. J.A. Nirody, Y.R. Sun and C.-J. Lo*. (2017) The Biophysicist’s Guide to the Bacterial Flagellar Motor. Advances in Physics: X. 2:2, 324-343. 

• 20. M.T. Chen, Z.Y. Zhao, J.Yang, P. Kai, M.A.B. Baker, F. Bai* and C.-J. Lo*. (2017) Length-dependent flagellar growth of Vibrio alginolyticus revealed by real time fluorescent imaging. eLife. e22140.

• 19. T.S. Lin, Y.R. Sun and C.-J. Lo*. Measurements of ion-motive force across the cell membrane. Methods in Molecular Biology: The Bacterial flagellum, Chapter 15. ISBN 978-1-4939-6926-5

• 18. M.T. Chen and C.-J. Lo*. (2016) Using Biophysics to monitor the essential protonmotive force in bacteria. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 915, 69-79.

• 17. S.B. Atla, C.Y. Chen*, C.W. Fu, T.C. Chien, A.C. Sun, C.F. Huang, C.-J. Lo and T.C. Yang. (2014) Microbial induced synthesis of hollow cylinder and helical NiO micro/nano structure. MRS communications. 4, 121-127. 

• 16. S.N. Lin, W.C. Lo and C.-J. Lo*. (2014) Dynamics of self-organized rotating spiral-coils in bacterial swarms. Soft Matter. 10, 760-766.

• 15. C.-J. Lo, Y. Sowa, T. Pilizota. and RM Berry*. (2013) The mechanism and kinetics of a sodium-driven bacterial flagellar motor. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 110,E2544-E2551.

• 14. N. Takekawa, T. Terauchi, Y.V. Morimoto, T. Minamino, C.-J. Lo, S. Kojima and M. Homma*. (2013). Na+ conductivity of the Na+-driven flagellar motor complex composed of unplugged wild-type or mutant PomB with PomA. J. Biochem. 153, 441-451.

• 13. Y.T. Hsiao, J.H. Wang, Y.C. Hsu, C.C. Chiu, C.-J. Lo, C.W. Tsao, and W.Y. Woon*. (2012) Collective sub-diffusive dynamics in bacterial carpet microfluidic channel. Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 203702.

• 12. C.W. Tsao*, T.Y. Chen, W.Y. Woon, and C.-J. Lo. (2012) Rapid polymer microchannel fabrication by hot roller embossing process. Microsyst Technol 18,713–722.

• 11. F. Bai, C.-J. Lo, R. Berry, J. Xing*. (2009) Model studies on the dynamics of bacterial flagellar motor. Biophys. J. 96, 3154-3167.

Before 2009

• 10. J. Piper, C. Li, C-J. Lo, R. Berry, Y. Korchev, L. Ying, D. Klenerman*. (2008) Characterization and Application of Controllable Local Chemical Changes Produced by Reagent Delivery from a Nanopipet. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130,10387-10393.

• 9. Y. Inoue, C.-J. Lo, H. Fukuoka, H. Takahashi, Y. Sowa, M. Homma, G. Wadhams, R. M. Berry and A. Ishijima*. (2008) Torque-speed relationships of Na+-driven chimeric flagellar motors in Escherichia coli. J. Mole. Biol. 376, 1251-1259.

• 8. C.-J. Lo, M. C. Leake, T. Pilizota and R. M. Berry*. (2007) Non-equivalence of membrane voltage and ion-gradient as driving forces for the bacterial flagellar motor at low load. Biophys. J. 93: 294-302.

• 7. Reid, S., M. C. Leake, J. H. Chandler, C.-J. Lo, J. P. Armitage and R. M. Berry*. (2006) The maximum number of torque-generating units in the flagellar motor of Escherichia coli is at least 11. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 103, 8066-8071.

• 6. C.-J. Lo, M.C. Leake, and R.M. Berry*. (2006) Fluorescence Measurement of Intracellular Sodium Concentration in single Escherichia coli cells, Biophys. J. 90,357-365.

• 5. C.Y. Chao*, C.-R. Lo, P. J. Wu, T. C. Pan, M. Veum, C. C. Huang, V. Surendranath, and J. T. Ho. (2002) Unusual Thickness-Dependent Heat-Capacity Anomalies in Free-Standing Hexatic Liquid-Crystal Films, Physical Review Letters, 88, 085507.

• 4. C.Y. Chao*, C.-R. Lo, P. J. Wu, Y. H. Liu, D. R. Link, J. E. Maclennan, N. A. Clark, M. Veum, C. C. Huang, and J. T. Ho. (2001) Unusual Thickness-Dependent Thermal Behavior and Anticlinic Coupling in Chiral Smectic Free-Standing Liquid-Crystal Films,  Physical Review Letters, 86, 4048.

• 3. P. J. Wu, Y. C. Shen, Y. H. Liu, C.-R. Lo, A. J. Jin, C. C. Huang, and C. Y. Chao*. (2000) Several Anomalous Thermal Behaviors in Free-Standing N-(4-n-butoxybenzylidene)-4-n-octylaniline Films, CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICS 38, 471

• 2. C.Y. Chao*, C.-R. Lo, and J.T. Ho. (2000). Crystalline transitions in free-standing films of 4-n-heptyloxybenzylidene-4-n-heptylaniline, PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 61, 5407.

• 1. M.H. Chang, T. Chiueh*, and C.-R. Lo. (1999). Quantum vortex sheets, PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 59, 67