Publications

Subdomain interactions foster the design of two protein pairs with ∼80% sequence identity but different folds.
Porter LL, He Y, Chen Y, Orban J, Bryan PN. 2015. Subdomain interactions foster the design of two protein pairs with ∼80% sequence identity but different folds. Biophysical journal 108(1): 154-62. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.10.073
Structure and function of the membrane anchoring self-assembled monolayers.
Rakovska B, Ragaliauskas T, Mickevicius M, Jankunec M, Niaura G, Vanderah DJ, Valincius G. 2015. Structure and function of the membrane anchoring self-assembled monolayers. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids 31(2): 846-57. DOI: 10.1021/la503715b
Natural flanking sequences for peptides included in a quantification concatamer internal standard.
Cheung CS, Anderson KW, Wang M, Turko IV. 2015. Natural flanking sequences for peptides included in a quantification concatamer internal standard. Analytical chemistry 87(2): 1097-102. DOI: 10.1021/ac503697j
DNA polymerases in biotechnology.
Gardner AF, Kelman Z. 2014. DNA polymerases in biotechnology. Frontiers in microbiology 5: 659. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00659
Active destabilization of base pairs by a DNA glycosylase wedge initiates damage recognition.
Kuznetsov NA, Bergonzo C, Campbell AJ, Li H, Mechetin GV, de los Santos C, Grollman AP, Fedorova OS, Zharkov DO, Simmerling C. 2015. Active destabilization of base pairs by a DNA glycosylase wedge initiates damage recognition. Nucleic acids research 43(1): 272-81. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku1300
High accuracy of Karplus equations for relating three-bond J couplings to protein backbone torsion angles.
Li F, Lee JH, Grishaev A, Ying J, Bax A. 2015. High accuracy of Karplus equations for relating three-bond J couplings to protein backbone torsion angles. Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry 16(3): 572-8. DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201402704
HIV. Expanding the breadth of an HIV-1 vaccine.
Ofek G, Diskin R. 2014. HIV. Expanding the breadth of an HIV-1 vaccine. Science (New York, N.Y.) 346(6215): 1290-1. DOI: 10.1126/science.aaa2315
Resolving self-association of a therapeutic antibody by formulation optimization and molecular approaches.
Casaz P, Boucher E, Wollacott R, Pierce BG, Rivera R, Sedic M, Ozturk S, Thomas WD, Wang Y. 2014. Resolving self-association of a therapeutic antibody by formulation optimization and molecular approaches. mAbs 6(6): 1533-9. DOI: 10.4161/19420862.2014.975658
Modulation of RNA polymerase II phosphorylation downstream of pathogen perception orchestrates plant immunity.
Li F, Cheng C, Cui F, de Oliveira MV, Yu X, Meng X, Intorne AC, Babilonia K, Li M, Li B, et al. 2014. Modulation of RNA polymerase II phosphorylation downstream of pathogen perception orchestrates plant immunity. Cell host & microbe 16(6): 748-58. DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2014.10.018
Structural interactions of a voltage sensor toxin with lipid membranes.
Mihailescu M, Krepkiy D, Milescu M, Gawrisch K, Swartz KJ, White S. 2014. Structural interactions of a voltage sensor toxin with lipid membranes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111(50): E5463-70. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1415324111
Quantitative analysis of the thermal stability of the gamma phage endolysin PlyG: a biophysical and kinetic approach to assaying therapeutic potential.
Heselpoth RD, Owens JM, Nelson DC. 2015. Quantitative analysis of the thermal stability of the gamma phage endolysin PlyG: a biophysical and kinetic approach to assaying therapeutic potential. Virology 477: 125-132. DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2014.11.003
Archaeal DNA replication.
Kelman LM, Kelman Z. 2014. Archaeal DNA replication. Annual review of genetics 48: 71-97. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genet-120213-092148
Stapled HIV-1 peptides recapitulate antigenic structures and engage broadly neutralizing antibodies.
Bird GH, Irimia A, Ofek G, Kwong PD, Wilson IA, Walensky LD. 2014. Stapled HIV-1 peptides recapitulate antigenic structures and engage broadly neutralizing antibodies. Nature structural & molecular biology 21(12): 1058-67. DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2922
Characterization of AlgMsp, an alginate lyase from Microbulbifer sp. 6532A.
Swift SM, Hudgens JW, Heselpoth RD, Bales PM, Nelson DC. 2014. Characterization of AlgMsp, an alginate lyase from Microbulbifer sp. 6532A. PloS one 9(11): e112939. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112939
Detection of contaminating enzymatic activity in plant-derived recombinant biotechnology products.
Brinson RG, Giulian GG, Kelman Z, Marino JP. 2014. Detection of contaminating enzymatic activity in plant-derived recombinant biotechnology products. Analytical chemistry 86(23): 11508-12. DOI: 10.1021/ac503864m