dept of biochemistry and molecular biophysics



 

PUBLICATIONS

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The following is a partial list of publications by faculty, post-doctoral fellows, students, and staff of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry arranged by labs.


Nathan A. Baker
  • Bradley, M.J., Chivers, P.T. and Baker, N.A. Molecular dynamics simulation of the Escherichia coli NikR protein: Equilibrium conformational fluctuations reveal interdomain allosteric communication pathways. J Mol Biol. (E-pub ahead of print.) (2008).

  • Lee, S.J., Song, Y. and Baker, N.A. Molecular dynamics simulations of asymmetric NaCl and KCl solutions separated by phosphatidylcholine bilayers: Potential drops and structural changes induced by strong Na+-lipid interactions and finite size effects. Biophys (E-pub ahead of print.) (2008).

  • Dong, F., Olsen, B. and Baker, N.A. Computational methods for biomolecular electrostatics. Methods Cell Biol. 84:843-870 (2008).

Peter M. Burgers
  • Nick McElhinny, S.A., Gordenin, D.A., Stith, C.M., Burgers, P.M. and Kunkel, T.A. Division of labor at the eukaryotic replication fork. Mol Cell. 30:137-144 (2008).

  • Wardle, J., Burgers, P.M., Cann, I.K., Darley, K., Darley, K., Heslop, P., Johansson, E., Lin, L.J., McGlynn, P., Sanvoisin, J., Stith, C.M. and Connolly, B.A. Uracil recognition by replicative DNA polymerases is limited to the archaea, not occurring with bacteria and eukarya. Nucleic Acids Res 36:705-711 (2008).

Peter T. Chivers
  • Bradley, M.J., Chivers, P.T. and Baker, N.A. Molecular dynamics simulation of the Escherichia coli NikR protein: Equilibrium conformational fluctuations reveal interdomain allosteric communication pathways. J Mol Biol. (E-pub ahead of print.) (2008).

Enrico Di Cera
  • Papaconstantinou, M.E., Bah, A. and Di Cera, E. Role of the A chain in thrombin function. Cell Mol Life Sci. [Epub ahead of print] (2008)

  • Di Cera, E. Engineering protease specificity made simple, but not simpler. Nat Chem Biol 4:270-271 (2008).

  • Page, M.J., Carrell, C.J. and Di Cera, E. Engineering protein allostery: 1.05 A resolution structure and enzymatic properties of a Na(+)-activated trypsin. J Mol Biol. [Epub ahead of print] (2008).

  • Di Cera, E. Thrombin. Mol Aspects Med. (Epub ahead of print) (2008).

  • Nieman, M.T., Burke, F., Warnock, M., Zhou, Y., Sweigart, J., Chen, A., Ricketts, D., Lucchesi, B.R., Chen, Z., Di Cera, E., Hilfinger, J., Kim, J.S., Mosberg, H.I. and Schmaier, A.H. Thrombostatin FM compounds: Direct thrombin inhibitors - Mechanism of action in vitro and in vivo. J Thromb Haemost. (Epub ahead of print) (2008).

  • Page, M.J. and Di Cera, E. Serine peptidases: Classification, structure and function. Cell Mol Life Sci. 65:1220-1236 (2008).

  • Gandhi, P.S., Chen, Z., Mathews, F.S. and Di Cera, E. Structural identification of the pathway of long-range communication in an allosteric enzyme. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 105:1832-1837 (2008).

  • Berny, M.A., White, T.C., Tucker, E.I., Bush-Pelc, L.A., Di Cera, E., Gruber, A. and McCarty, O.J. Thrombin mutant W215A/E217A acts as a platelet GPIb antagonist. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 28:329-334 (2008).

Tom Ellenberger
  • Chen, X., Zhong, S., Zhu, X., Dziegielewska, B., Ellenberger, T., Wilson, G.M., MacKerell, A.D. Jr and Tomkinson, A.E. Rational design of human DNA ligase inhibitors that target cellular DNA replication and repair. Cancer Res. 68:3169-3177 (2008).

  • Cotner-Gohara, E., Kim, I.K., Tomkinson, A.E. and Ellenberger, T. Two DNA binding and nick recognition modules in human DNA ligase III. J. Biol. Chem. (E-pub ahead of print.) (2008).

Elliot Elson
  • Tan, Y.C., Shen, A.Q., Li, Y., Elson, E. and Ma, L. Engineering lipid tubules using nano-sized building blocks: The combinatorial self-assembly of vesicles. Lab on a Chip 8:339-345 (2008).

William A. Frazier
  • Isenberg, J.S., Romeo, M.J., Maxhimer, J.B., Smedley, J., Frazier, W.A. and Roberts, D.D. Gene silencing of CD47 and antibody ligation of Thrombospondin-1 enhance ischemic tissue survival in a porcine model: Implications for human disease. Ann Surg. 247:860-868 (2008).

  • Isenberg, J.S., Romeo, M.J, Yu, C., Yu, C.K., Nghiem, K., Monsale, J., Rick, M.E., Wink, D.A., Frazier, W.A. and Roberts, D.D. Thrombospondin-1 stimulates platelet aggregation by blocking the antithrombotic activity of nitric oxide/cGMP signaling. Blood 111:613-623 (2008).

  • Isenberg, J.S., Roberts, D.D. and Frazier, W.A. CD47. A new target in cardiovascular therapy. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 28:615-621 (2008).

  • Isenberg, J.S., Pappan, L.K., Romeo, M.J., Abu-Asab, M., Tsokos, M., Wink, D.A., Frazier, W.A. and Roberts, D.D. Blockade of thrombospondin-1-CD47 interactions prevents necrosis of full thickness skin grafts. Ann Surg. 247:180-190 (2008).

Timothy M. Lohman
  • Lohman, T.M., Tomko, E.J. and Wu, C.G. Non-hexameric DNA helicases and translocases: Mechanisms and regulation. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 9:391-401 (2008).

  • Wong, C.J. and Lohman, T.M. Kinetic control of Mg(2+)-dependent melting of duplex DNA ends by Escherichia coli RecBC. J Mol Biol. 378:759-775 (2008).

Garland R. Marshall
  • Nikiforovich, G.V., Marshall, G.R. and Baranski, T.J. Modeling molecular mechanisms of binding of the anaphylatoxin C5a to the C5a receptor. Biochemistry (E-pub ahead of print.) (2008).

  • Cegelski, L, Marshall, G.R., Eldridge, G.R. and Hultgren, S.J. The biology and future prospects of antivirulence therapies. Nature Rev Microbiol. 6:17-27 (2008).

  • Che, Y. and Marshall, G.R. Privileged scaffolds targeting reverse-turn and helix recognition. Expert Opin Ther Targets 12:101-114 (2008).

  • Ye, Y., Liu, M., Kao, J.L. and Marshall, G.R. Design, synthesis, and metal binding of novel pseudo-oligopeptides containing two phosphinic acid groups. Biopolymers 89:72-85 (2008).

F. Scott Mathews
  • Hassan-Abadallah, A., Zhao, G., Chen, Z., Mathews, F.S. and Schuman Jorns, M. Arginine 49 is a bifunctional residue important in catalysis and biosynthesis of monomeric sarcosine oxidase: A context-sensitive model for the electrostatic impact of arginine to lysine mutations. Biochemistry (E-pub ahead of print.) (2008).

  • Gandhi, P.S., Chen, Z., Mathews, F.S. and Di Cera, E. Structural identification of the pathway of long-range communication in an allosteric enzyme. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 105:1832-1837 (2008).

Gregory V. Nikiforovich
  • Sen, S., Baranski, T.J. and Nikiforovich, G.V. Conformational movement of F251 contributes to the molecular mechanism of constitutive activation in the C5a receptor. Chemical Biology & Drug Design 71:197-204 (2008).

  • Hagemann, I.S., Miller, D.L., Klco, J.M., Nikiforovich, G.V., and Baranski, T.J. Structure of the complement factor 5a receptor-ligand complex studied by disulfide trapping and molecular modelings. J. Biol. Chem. 283:7763-7775 (2008).

  • Nikiforovich, G.V., Marshall, G.R. and Baranski, T.J. Modeling molecular mechanisms of binding of the anaphylatoxin C5a to the C5a receptor. Biochemistry (E-pub ahead of print.) (2008).

Linda J. Pike
  • Macdonald, J.L. and Pike, L.J. Heterogeneity in EGF-binding affinities arises from negative cooperativity in an aggregating system. PNAS 105:112-117 (2008).

 

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