Publications

Optimization and Evaluation of Site-Identification by Ligand Competitive Saturation (SILCS) as a Tool for Target-Based Ligand Optimization.
Ustach VD, Lakkaraju SK, Jo S, Yu W, Jiang W, MacKerell AD. 2019. Optimization and Evaluation of Site-Identification by Ligand Competitive Saturation (SILCS) as a Tool for Target-Based Ligand Optimization. Journal of chemical information and modeling 59(6): 3018-3035. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.9b00210
The structural and biochemical impacts of monomerizing human acetylcholinesterase.
Bester SM, Adipietro KA, Funk VL, Myslinski JM, Keul ND, Cheung J, Wilder PT, Wood ZA, Weber DJ, Height JJ, et al. 2019. The structural and biochemical impacts of monomerizing human acetylcholinesterase. Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society 28(6): 1106-1114. DOI: 10.1002/pro.3625
Redox-Based Synthetic Biology Enables Electrochemical Detection of the Herbicides Dicamba and Roundup via Rewired Escherichia coli.
VanArsdale E, Tsao CY, Liu Y, Chen CY, Payne GF, Bentley WE. 2019. Redox-Based Synthetic Biology Enables Electrochemical Detection of the Herbicides Dicamba and Roundup via Rewired Escherichia coli. ACS sensors 4(5): 1180-1184. DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b00085
The HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein C3/V4 Region Defines a Prevalent Neutralization Epitope following Immunization.
Lei L, Yang YR, Tran K, Wang Y, Chiang CI, Ozorowski G, Xiao Y, Ward AB, Wyatt RT, Li Y. 2019. The HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein C3/V4 Region Defines a Prevalent Neutralization Epitope following Immunization. Cell reports 27(2): 586-598.e6. DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.03.039
Combining vascular targeting and the local first pass provides 100-fold higher uptake of ICAM-1-targeted vs untargeted nanocarriers in the inflamed brain.
Marcos-Contreras OA, Brenner JS, Kiseleva RY, Zuluaga-Ramirez V, Greineder CF, Villa CH, Hood ED, Myerson JW, Muro S, Persidsky Y, et al. 2019. Combining vascular targeting and the local first pass provides 100-fold higher uptake of ICAM-1-targeted vs untargeted nanocarriers in the inflamed brain. Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society 301: 54-61. DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.03.008
1HN, 13C, and 15N resonance assignments of human calmodulin bound to a peptide derived from the STRA6 vitamin A transporter (CaMBP2).
Varney KM, Wilder PT, Godoy-Ruiz R, Mancia F, Weber DJ. 2019. 1HN, 13C, and 15N resonance assignments of human calmodulin bound to a peptide derived from the STRA6 vitamin A transporter (CaMBP2). Biomolecular NMR assignments 13(2): 275-278. DOI: 10.1007/s12104-019-09890-1
The Novel Mnk1/2 Degrader and Apoptosis Inducer VNLG-152 Potently Inhibits TNBC Tumor Growth and Metastasis.
Ramalingam S, Ramamurthy VP, Gediya LK, Murigi FN, Purushottamachar P, Huang W, Choi EY, Zhang Y, Vasaitis TS, Kane MA, et al. 2019. The Novel Mnk1/2 Degrader and Apoptosis Inducer VNLG-152 Potently Inhibits TNBC Tumor Growth and Metastasis. Cancers 11(3): . DOI: 10.3390/cancers11030299
Structural and Dynamical Order of a Disordered Protein: Molecular Insights into Conformational Switching of PAGE4 at the Systems Level.
Lin X, Kulkarni P, Bocci F, Schafer NP, Roy S, Tsai MY, He Y, Chen Y, Rajagopalan K, Mooney SM, et al. 2019. Structural and Dynamical Order of a Disordered Protein: Molecular Insights into Conformational Switching of PAGE4 at the Systems Level. Biomolecules 9(2): . DOI: 10.3390/biom9020077
Pyranocarbazole derivatives as potent anti-cancer agents triggering tubulin polymerization stabilization induced activation of caspase-dependent apoptosis and downregulation of Akt/mTOR in breast cancer cells.
Patel OPS, Arun A, Singh PK, Saini D, Karade SS, Chourasia MK, Konwar R, Yadav PP. 2019. Pyranocarbazole derivatives as potent anti-cancer agents triggering tubulin polymerization stabilization induced activation of caspase-dependent apoptosis and downregulation of Akt/mTOR in breast cancer cells. European journal of medicinal chemistry 167: 226-244. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.02.003
Use of Water Proton NMR to Characterize Protein Aggregates: Gauging the Response and Sensitivity.
Taraban MB, DePaz RA, Lobo B, Yu YB. 2019. Use of Water Proton NMR to Characterize Protein Aggregates: Gauging the Response and Sensitivity. Analytical chemistry 91(6): 4107-4115. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05733
Electrobiofabrication: electrically based fabrication with biologically derived materials.
Li J, Wu S, Kim E, Yan K, Liu H, Liu C, Dong H, Qu X, Shi X, Shen J, et al. 2019. Electrobiofabrication: electrically based fabrication with biologically derived materials. Biofabrication 11(3): 032002. DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/ab06ea
Monitoring dendrimer conformational transition using 19 F and 1 H2 O NMR.
Taraban MB, Deredge DJ, Smith ME, Briggs KT, Li Y, Jiang ZX, Wintrode PL, Yu YB. 2019. Monitoring dendrimer conformational transition using 19 F and 1 H2 O NMR. Magnetic resonance in chemistry : MRC 57(10): 861-872. DOI: 10.1002/mrc.4849
Identification of phloem-associated translatome alterations during leaf development in Prunus domestica L.
Collum TD, Lutton E, Raines CD, Dardick C, Culver JN. 2019. Identification of phloem-associated translatome alterations during leaf development in <i>Prunus domestica</i> L. Horticulture research 6: 16. DOI: 10.1038/s41438-018-0092-4
How Natural Killer Cell Receptors Stick to Cell-Cell Adhesion Proteins.
Karade SS, Mariuzza RA. 2019. How Natural Killer Cell Receptors Stick to Cell-Cell Adhesion Proteins. Structure (London, England : 1993) 27(2): 209-210. DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2019.01.007
Targeting S100 Calcium-Binding Proteins with Small Molecule Inhibitors.
Wilder PT, Varney KM, Weber DJ. 2019. Targeting S100 Calcium-Binding Proteins with Small Molecule Inhibitors. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 1929: 291-310. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9030-6_19