S. Ruan†, R. He*†, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2026) Swimming velocity modulates enhanced diffusion in bacterial suspension. Soft Matter 22:979.
A. Tao, S. Fu, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2025) Flagellar location determines the stability of bacterial surface entrapment. PNAS 122:e2506380122.
Z. Wu†, M. Tian†, S. Fu†, M. Chen, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2025) Spatial integration of sensory input and motor output in Pseudomonas aeruginosa chemotaxis through colocalized distribution. eLife 13:RP97514.
A. Tao†, G. Liu†, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2025) Bacteria Optimize Tumble Bias to Strategically NavigateSurface Constraints. Adv. Sci. 12:e02063.
S. Ruan†, R. He†*, Y. Liang, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2025) Phosphorylation-Dependent Dispersion of the Response Regulator in Bacterial Chemotaxis. J. Mol. Biol. 437:168920.
K. Wang†, A. Tao†, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2024) Microfluidic sperm trap array for single-cell flagellar analysis with unrestricted 2D flagellar movement. Lab Chip 24:4827-4842.
C. Zhang*, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2024) Potassium-mediated bacterial chemotactic response. eLife 12:RP91452.
H. Wu†, Z. Wu†, M. Tian*, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2024) Torque-speed relationship of the flagellar motor with dual-stator systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. mBio 15:e00745-24.
S. Zhu†, R. He†*, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2024) Mechanosensitive dose response of the bacterial flagellar motor. Phys. Rev. E 110:054402.
X. Chen, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2024) Vertical confinement enhances surface exploration in bacterial twitching motility. Environ. Microbiol. 26:e16679.
S. Zhu†, R. He†*, C. Yue, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2024) Enhanced chemotaxis efficiency of Escherichia coli in viscoelastic solutions. Soft Matter 20:8675–8683.
Q. Liu, R. He, C. Zhang, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2024) Bacterial surface swimming states revealed by TIRF microscopy. Soft Matter 20:661.
Q. Liu†, C. Zhang†, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2024) Speed-dependent bacterial surface swimming. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 90:e00508-24.
S. Fu†, M. Tian†, Z. Wu*, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2024) MotY modulates proton-driven flagellar motor output in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. BMC Microbiol. 24:461.
J. Martin-Roca, C.M. Barriuso G., R.M. Fernandez, C.B. Giuliano, R. Zhang, C. Valeriani, L.G. Wilson* (2024) The carnivorous plant Genlisea harnesses active particle dynamics to prey on microfauna. PNAS 122:e2409510121.
Y. Niu, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2023) Flagellar motors of swimming bacteria contain an incomplete set of stator units to ensure robust motility. Science Advances 9:eadi6724.
X. Zhang†, C. Zhang†, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2023) Differential Bending Stiffness of the Bacterial Flagellar Hook under Counterclockwise and Clockwise Rotations. Phys. Rev. Lett. 130:138401.
A. Tao†, G. Liu†, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2023) Precise Measurement of the Stoichiometry of the Adaptive Bacterial Flagellar Switch. mBio 14:e00189-23.
C. Yue†, C. Zhang†*, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2023) Tethered particle motion of the adaptation enzyme CheR in bacterial chemotaxis. iScience 26:107950.
G. Yue, R. Zhang, J. Yuan* (2023) Timescale separation in the coordinated switching of bacterial flagellar motors. Phys. Biol. 20:046002.
G. Yue, R. Zhang, J. Yuan* (2023) Stochastic fluctuations in the rotation of the bacterial flagellar motor. Chin. Phys. B 32:068703.
M. Tian†, Z. Wu†, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2022) A new mode of swimming in singly flagellated Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PNAS 119:e2120508119.
B. Wang†, G. Yue†, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2022) Direct Measurement of the Stall Torque of the Flagellar Motor in Escherichia coli with Magnetic Tweezers. mBio 13:e00782-22.
X. Liu, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2022) Suppression of cell-cell variation by cooperative interaction of phosphatase and response regulator. Biophys. J. 121:319-326.
X. Liu†, C. Zhang†, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2022) The Effect of the Second Messenger c-di-GMP on Bacterial Chemotaxis in Escherichia coli. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 88:e00373-22.
S. Ma, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2022) Observation of broken detailed balance in polymorphic transformation of bacterial flagellar filament. Biophys. J. 121:2345-2352.
L. Zhang†, Z. Wu†, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2022) FliL Differentially Interacts with Two Stator Systems To Regulate Flagellar Motor Output in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 88:e01539-22.
Y. Yang, C. Yue, C. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2022) Chemotactic response of Escherichia coli to polymer solutions. Phys. Biol. 19:046004.
B. Wang†, Y. Niu†, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2021) Dynamics of Switching at Stall Reveals Nonequilibrium Mechanism in the Allosteric Regulation of the Bacterial Flagellar Switch. Phys. Rev. Lett. 127:268101.
Z. Wu, M. Tian, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2021) Dynamics of the Two Stator Systems in the Flagellar Motor of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Studied by a Bead Assay. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 87:e01674–21.
G. Liu†, Z. Liu†, L. Zhu, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2021) Upcoming flow promotes the bundle formation of bacterial flagella. Biophys. J. 120:4391-4398.
M. Tian†, C. Zhang†, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2021) Collective motion enhances chemotaxis in a two-dimensional bacterial swarm. Biophys. J. 120:1615-1624.
H. Huo, R. He*, R. Zhang, J. Yuan* (2021) Swimming Escherichia coli Cells Explore the Environment by Lévy Walk. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 87:e02429–20.
A. Tao, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2020) Direct Mapping from Intracellular Chemotaxis Signaling to Single-Cell Swimming Behavior. Biophys. J. 119:2461–2468.
Z. Wu†, R. He†, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2020) Swarming Motility Without Flagellar Motor Switching by Reversal of Swimming Direction in E. coli. Front. Microbiol. 11:1042.
R. Wang†, Q. Chen†, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2020) Measurement of the Internal Frictional Drag of the Bacterial Flagellar Motor by Fluctuation Analysis. Biophys. J. 118:2718–2725.
G. Liu, A. Tao, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2020) Robustness in an Ultrasensitive Motor. mBio 11:e03050-19.
A. Tao, R. Zhang, J. Yuan* (2020) Characterization of Photophysical Properties of Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins for Super-Resolution Microscopy. J. Phys. Chem. B 124:1892-1897.
H. Shi†, S. Ma†, R. Zhang, J. Yuan* (2019) A hidden state in the turnover of a functioning membrane protein complex. Science Advances 5:eaau6885.
R. Wang†, F. Wang†, R. He, R. Zhang*, and J. Yuan* (2018) The Second Messenger c-di-GMP Adjusts Motility and Promotes Surface Aggregation of Bacteria. Biophys. J. 115:2242-2249.
C. Zhang†, R. He†, R. Zhang*, and J. Yuan* (2018) Motor adaptive remodeling speeds up bacterial chemotactic adaptation. Biophys. J. 114:1225-1231.
B. Wang, R. Zhang, and J. Yuan* (2017) Limiting (zero-load) speed of the rotary motor of Escherichia coli is independent of the number of torque-generating units. PNAS 114:12478-12482.
C. Zhang, R. Zhang, and J. Yuan* (2017) Growth-dependent behavioral difference in bacterial chemotaxis. Phys. Rev. E. 95:062404.
F. Wang†, H. Shi†, R. He†, R. Wang, R. Zhang*, J. Yuan* (2017) Nonequilibrium effect in the allosteric regulation of the bacterial flagellar switch. Nature Physics 13:710-714. (†:co-first authors)
R. He, R. Zhang*, and J. Yuan* (2016) Noise-induced increase of sensitivity in bacterial chemotaxis. Biophys. J. 111:430-437.