Publications

Quorum sensing in Escherichia coli is signaled by AI-2/LsrR: effects on small RNA and biofilm architecture.
Li J, Attila C, Wang L, Wood TK, Valdes JJ, Bentley WE. 2007. Quorum sensing in Escherichia coli is signaled by AI-2/LsrR: effects on small RNA and biofilm architecture. Journal of bacteriology 189(16): 6011-20.
Targeting cytochrome P450 enzymes: a new approach in anti-cancer drug development.
Bruno RD, Njar VC. 2007. Targeting cytochrome P450 enzymes: a new approach in anti-cancer drug development. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry 15(15): 5047-60.
Specific protein domains mediate cooperative assembly of HuR oligomers on AU-rich mRNA-destabilizing sequences.
Fialcowitz-White EJ, Brewer BY, Ballin JD, Willis CD, Toth EA, Wilson GM. 2007. Specific protein domains mediate cooperative assembly of HuR oligomers on AU-rich mRNA-destabilizing sequences. The Journal of biological chemistry 282(29): 20948-59.
Structure of human hyaluronidase-1, a hyaluronan hydrolyzing enzyme involved in tumor growth and angiogenesis.
Chao KL, Muthukumar L, Herzberg O. 2007. Structure of human hyaluronidase-1, a hyaluronan hydrolyzing enzyme involved in tumor growth and angiogenesis. Biochemistry 46(23): 6911-20.
Structural insights into the bactericidal mechanism of human peptidoglycan recognition proteins.
Cho S, Wang Q, Swaminathan CP, Hesek D, Lee M, Boons GJ, Mobashery S, Mariuzza RA. 2007. Structural insights into the bactericidal mechanism of human peptidoglycan recognition proteins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 104(21): 8761-6.
Acrylamide--a cysteine alkylating reagent for quantitative proteomics.
Turko IV, Sechi S. 2007. Acrylamide--a cysteine alkylating reagent for quantitative proteomics. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 359: 1-16.
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli biofilms are inhibited by 7-hydroxyindole and stimulated by isatin.
Lee J, Bansal T, Jayaraman A, Bentley WE, Wood TK. 2007. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli biofilms are inhibited by 7-hydroxyindole and stimulated by isatin. Applied and environmental microbiology 73(13): 4100-9.
Chitosan: a soft interconnect for hierarchical assembly of nano-scale components.
Payne GF, Raghavan SR. 2007. Chitosan: a soft interconnect for hierarchical assembly of nano-scale components. Soft matter 3(5): 521-527. DOI: 10.1039/b613872a
Competitive antagonism between the nicotinic allosteric potentiating ligand galantamine and kynurenic acid at alpha7* nicotinic receptors.
Lopes C, Pereira EF, Wu HQ, Purushottamachar P, Njar V, Schwarcz R, Albuquerque EX. 2007. Competitive antagonism between the nicotinic allosteric potentiating ligand galantamine and kynurenic acid at alpha7* nicotinic receptors. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 322(1): 48-58.
Superantigen natural affinity maturation revealed by the crystal structure of staphylococcal enterotoxin G and its binding to T-cell receptor Vbeta8.2.
Fernández MM, Bhattacharya S, De Marzi MC, Brown PH, Kerzic M, Schuck P, Mariuzza RA, Malchiodi EL. 2007. Superantigen natural affinity maturation revealed by the crystal structure of staphylococcal enterotoxin G and its binding to T-cell receptor Vbeta8.2. Proteins 68(1): 389-402.
Virus-induced disease: altering host physiology one interaction at a time.
Culver JN, Padmanabhan MS. 2007. Virus-induced disease: altering host physiology one interaction at a time. Annual review of phytopathology 45: 221-43.
Solution structure of HI1506, a novel two-domain protein from Haemophilus influenzae.
Sari N, He Y, Doseeva V, Surabian K, Ramprakash J, Schwarz F, Herzberg O, Orban J. 2007. Solution structure of HI1506, a novel two-domain protein from Haemophilus influenzae. Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society 16(5): 977-82.
First pharmacophore-based identification of androgen receptor down-regulating agents: discovery of potent anti-prostate cancer agents.
Purushottamachar P, Khandelwal A, Chopra P, Maheshwari N, Gediya LK, Vasaitis TS, Bruno RD, Clement OO, Njar VC. 2007. First pharmacophore-based identification of androgen receptor down-regulating agents: discovery of potent anti-prostate cancer agents. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry 15(10): 3413-21.
Electronic structures and electron detachment energies of halogen substituted acetate anions, XCH2COO- (X=F,Cl,Br).
Yu W, Lin Z, Ding C. 2007. Electronic structures and electron detachment energies of halogen substituted acetate anions, XCH2COO- (X=F,Cl,Br). The Journal of chemical physics 126(11): 114301.
Characterization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 monomeric and trimeric gp120 glycoproteins stabilized in the CD4-bound state: antigenicity, biophysics, and immunogenicity.
Dey B, Pancera M, Svehla K, Shu Y, Xiang SH, Vainshtein J, Li Y, Sodroski J, Kwong PD, Mascola JR, et al. 2007. Characterization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 monomeric and trimeric gp120 glycoproteins stabilized in the CD4-bound state: antigenicity, biophysics, and immunogenicity. Journal of virology 81(11): 5579-93.