Publications

Structural insights into the editing of germ-line-encoded interactions between T-cell receptor and MHC class II by Vα CDR3.
Deng L, Langley RJ, Wang Q, Topalian SL, Mariuzza RA. 2012. Structural insights into the editing of germ-line-encoded interactions between T-cell receptor and MHC class II by Vα CDR3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109(37): 14960-5. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1207186109
How a mismatch repair enzyme balances the needs for efficient lesion processing and minimal action on undamaged DNA.
Drohat AC, Pozharski E, Maiti A. 2012. How a mismatch repair enzyme balances the needs for efficient lesion processing and minimal action on undamaged DNA. Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) 11(18): 3345-6. DOI: 10.4161/cc.21843
Biodistribution and endocytosis of ICAM-1-targeting antibodies versus nanocarriers in the gastrointestinal tract in mice.
Mane V, Muro S. 2012. Biodistribution and endocytosis of ICAM-1-targeting antibodies versus nanocarriers in the gastrointestinal tract in mice. International journal of nanomedicine 7: 4223-37. DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S34105
Gene network homology in prokaryotes using a similarity search approach: queries of quorum sensing signal transduction.
Quan DN, Bentley WE. 2012. Gene network homology in prokaryotes using a similarity search approach: queries of quorum sensing signal transduction. PLoS computational biology 8(8): e1002637. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002637
Contrast-matched small-angle X-ray scattering from a heavy-atom-labeled protein in structure determination: application to a lead-substituted calmodulin-peptide complex.
Grishaev A, Anthis NJ, Clore GM. 2012. Contrast-matched small-angle X-ray scattering from a heavy-atom-labeled protein in structure determination: application to a lead-substituted calmodulin-peptide complex. Journal of the American Chemical Society 134(36): 14686-9. DOI: 10.1021/ja306359z
Mass spectrometry quantification of clusterin in the human brain.
Chen J, Wang M, Turko IV. 2012. Mass spectrometry quantification of clusterin in the human brain. Molecular neurodegeneration 7: 41. DOI: 10.1186/1750-1326-7-41
Glucose oxidase-mediated gelation: a simple test to detect glucose in food products.
Liu Y, Javvaji V, Raghavan SR, Bentley WE, Payne GF. 2012. Glucose oxidase-mediated gelation: a simple test to detect glucose in food products. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 60(36): 8963-7. DOI: 10.1021/jf301376b
Encapsulated fusion protein confers "sense and respond" activity to chitosan-alginate capsules to manipulate bacterial quorum sensing.
Gupta A, Terrell JL, Fernandes R, Dowling MB, Payne GF, Raghavan SR, Bentley WE. 2013. Encapsulated fusion protein confers "sense and respond" activity to chitosan-alginate capsules to manipulate bacterial quorum sensing. Biotechnology and bioengineering 110(2): 552-62. DOI: 10.1002/bit.24711
Some new speculative ideas about the "behavioral homeostasis theory" as to how the simple learned behaviors of habituation and sensitization improve organism survival throughout phylogeny.
Eisenstein EM, Eisenstein DL, Sarma JS, Knapp H, Smith JC. 2012. Some new speculative ideas about the "behavioral homeostasis theory" as to how the simple learned behaviors of habituation and sensitization improve organism survival throughout phylogeny. Communicative & integrative biology 5(3): 233-9. DOI: 10.4161/cib.19480
HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies display dual recognition of the primary and coreceptor binding sites and preferential binding to fully cleaved envelope glycoproteins.
Li Y, O'Dell S, Wilson R, Wu X, Schmidt SD, Hogerkorp CM, Louder MK, Longo NS, Poulsen C, Guenaga J, et al. 2012. HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies display dual recognition of the primary and coreceptor binding sites and preferential binding to fully cleaved envelope glycoproteins. Journal of virology 86(20): 11231-41.
Crystal structure of the Sema-PSI extracellular domain of human RON receptor tyrosine kinase.
Chao KL, Tsai IW, Chen C, Herzberg O. 2012. Crystal structure of the Sema-PSI extracellular domain of human RON receptor tyrosine kinase. PloS one 7(7): e41912. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041912
Target binding to S100B reduces dynamic properties and increases Ca(2+)-binding affinity for wild type and EF-hand mutant proteins.
Liriano MA, Varney KM, Wright NT, Hoffman CL, Toth EA, Ishima R, Weber DJ. 2012. Target binding to S100B reduces dynamic properties and increases Ca(2+)-binding affinity for wild type and EF-hand mutant proteins. Journal of molecular biology 423(3): 365-85. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.07.011
Extension of the CHARMM General Force Field to sulfonyl-containing compounds and its utility in biomolecular simulations.
Yu W, He X, Vanommeslaeghe K, MacKerell AD. 2012. Extension of the CHARMM General Force Field to sulfonyl-containing compounds and its utility in biomolecular simulations. Journal of computational chemistry 33(31): 2451-68. DOI: 10.1002/jcc.23067
The effect of remodelling and contractility of the actin cytoskeleton on the shear resistance of single cells: a computational and experimental investigation.
Dowling EP, Ronan W, Ofek G, Deshpande VS, McMeeking RM, Athanasiou KA, McGarry JP. 2012. The effect of remodelling and contractility of the actin cytoskeleton on the shear resistance of single cells: a computational and experimental investigation. Journal of the Royal Society, Interface 9(77): 3469-79. DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0428
X-ray crystal structure of the streptococcal specific phage lysin PlyC.
McGowan S, Buckle AM, Mitchell MS, Hoopes JT, Gallagher DT, Heselpoth RD, Shen Y, Reboul CF, Law RH, Fischetti VA, et al. 2012. X-ray crystal structure of the streptococcal specific phage lysin PlyC. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109(31): 12752-7. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1208424109