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Volume 90(8);  2006 Apr 15

New and Notable

Are There Too Many or Too Few SNAREs in Proteoliposomes?
Leonid V. Chernomordik, Kamran Melikov
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2657–2658. Published online 2006 Mar 2. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.106.081133
PMCID:
PMC1414544
Article PDF–38K

Biophysical Theory and Modeling

Systematic Analysis of Conservation Relations in Escherichia coli Genome-Scale Metabolic Network Reveals Novel Growth Media
Marcin Imieliński, Calin Belta, Harvey Rubin, Ádam Halász
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2659–2672. Published online 2006 Feb 3. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.069278
Correction in:
Biophys J. 2007 Jul 15; 93(2): 704.
PMCID:
PMC1414550
Abstract Article PDF–217K
ATP Hydrolysis Stimulates Large Length Fluctuations in Single Actin Filaments
Evgeny B. Stukalin, Anatoly B. Kolomeisky
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2673–2685. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.074211
PMCID:
PMC1414574
Abstract Article PDF–199K
A Coarse-Grained Model for Force-Induced Protein Deformation and Kinetics
Helene Karcher, Seung E. Lee, Mohammad R. Kaazempur-Mofrad, Roger D. Kamm
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2686–2697. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.104.054841
PMCID:
PMC1414568
Abstract Article PDF–277K
Molecular Dynamics of Surfactant Protein C: From Single Molecule to Heptameric Aggregates
Eunice Ramírez, Alberto Santana, Anthony Cruz, Inés Plasencia, Gustavo E. López
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2698–2705. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.073270
PMCID:
PMC1414559
Abstract Article PDF–270K
Investigating the Local Flexibility of Functional Residues in Hemoproteins
Sophie Sacquin-Mora, Richard Lavery
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2706–2717. Published online 2006 Jan 20. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.074997
PMCID:
PMC1414562
Abstract Article PDF–465K
Size, Motion, and Function of the SecY Translocon Revealed by Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Virtual Probes
Pu Tian, Ioan Andricioaei
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2718–2730. Published online 2006 Feb 3. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.073304
PMCID:
PMC1414555
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
How Proteins Search for Their Specific Sites on DNA: The Role of DNA Conformation
Tao Hu, A. Yu. Grosberg, B. I. Shklovskii
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2731–2744. Published online 2006 Feb 3. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.078162
PMCID:
PMC1414577
Abstract Article PDF–282K
Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Type VIII β-Turn Formation: A CD, NMR, and Microsecond Explicit Molecular Dynamics Study of the GDNP Tetrapeptide
Patrick F. J. Fuchs, Alexandre M. J. J. Bonvin, Brigida Bochicchio, Antonietta Pepe, Alain J. P. Alix, Antonio M. Tamburro
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2745–2759. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.074401
PMCID:
PMC1414573
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A Model of the Roles of Essential Kinases in the Induction and Expression of Late Long-Term Potentiation
Paul Smolen, Douglas A. Baxter, John H. Byrne
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2760–2775. Published online 2006 Jan 13. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.072470
PMCID:
PMC1414565
Abstract Article PDF–355K

Channels, Receptors, and Electrical Signaling

Hydrogen-Bonding Dynamics between Adjacent Blades in G-Protein β-Subunit Regulates GIRK Channel Activation
Tooraj Mirshahi, Diomedes E. Logothetis, Avia Rosenhouse-Dantsker
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2776–2785. Published online 2006 Jan 20. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.069302
PMCID:
PMC1414569
Abstract Article PDF–356K
Mechanical Properties and Consequences of Stereocilia and Extracellular Links in Vestibular Hair Bundles
Jong-Hoon Nam, John R. Cotton, Ellengene H. Peterson, Wally Grant
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2786–2795. Published online 2006 Jan 20. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.066027
PMCID:
PMC1414556
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Membranes

Simulation-Based Methods for Interpreting X-Ray Data from Lipid Bilayers
Jeffery B. Klauda, Norbert Kučerka, Bernard R. Brooks, Richard W. Pastor, John F. Nagle
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2796–2807. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.075697
PMCID:
PMC1414576
Abstract Article PDF–331K
Reactive Oxygen Species Inactivation of Surfactant Involves Structural and Functional Alterations to Surfactant Proteins SP-B and SP-C
Karina Rodríguez-Capote, Dahis Manzanares, Thomas Haines, Fred Possmayer
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2808–2821. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.073106
PMCID:
PMC1414557
Abstract Article PDF–416K
Transport Numbers in Transdermal Iontophoresis
Blaise Mudry, Richard H. Guy, M. Begoña Delgado-Charro
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2822–2830. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.074609
PMCID:
PMC1414545
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Low Amounts of Sucrose Are Sufficient to Depress the Phase Transition Temperature of Dry Phosphatidylcholine, but Not for Lyoprotection of Liposomes
Constança Cacela, Dirk K. Hincha
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2831–2842. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.074427
PMCID:
PMC1414563
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The SNARE Motif Is Essential for the Formation of Syntaxin Clusters in the Plasma Membrane
Jochen J. Sieber, Katrin I. Willig, Rainer Heintzmann, Stefan W. Hell, Thorsten Lang
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2843–2851. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.079574
PMCID:
PMC1414554
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Muscles and Contractility

Coiled-Coil Nanomechanics and Uncoiling and Unfolding of the Superhelix and α-Helices of Myosin
Douglas D. Root, Vamsi K. Yadavalli, Jeffrey G. Forbes, Kuan Wang
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2852–2866. Published online 2006 Jan 26. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.071597
PMCID:
PMC1414572
Abstract Article PDF–686K
Troponin T Modulates Sarcomere Length-Dependent Recruitment of Cross-Bridges in Cardiac Muscle
Murali Chandra, Matthew L. Tschirgi, Indika Rajapakse, Kenneth B. Campbell
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2867–2876. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.076950
PMCID:
PMC1414571
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Nucleic Acids

Monitoring Single-Stranded DNA Secondary Structure Formation by Determining the Topological State of DNA Catenanes
Xingguo Liang, Heiko Kuhn, Maxim D. Frank-Kamenetskii
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2877–2889. Published online 2006 Feb 3. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.074104
PMCID:
PMC1414558
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Photobiophysics

Dynamics of the Emission Spectrum of a Single LH2 Complex: Interplay of Slow and Fast Nuclear Motions
Vladimir I. Novoderezhkin, Danielis Rutkauskas, Rienk van Grondelle
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2890–2902. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.072652
PMCID:
PMC1414546
Abstract Article PDF–436K

Proteins

Salt Enhances Calmodulin-Target Interaction
Ingemar André, Tõnu Kesvatera, Bo Jönsson, Sara Linse
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2903–2910. Published online 2006 Jan 20. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.068718
PMCID:
PMC1414561
Abstract Article PDF–165K
Salting the Charged Surface: pH and Salt Dependence of Protein G B1 Stability
Stina Lindman, Wei-Feng Xue, Olga Szczepankiewicz, Mikael C. Bauer, Hanna Nilsson, Sara Linse
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2911–2921. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.071050
PMCID:
PMC1414578
Abstract Article PDF–349K
Solutes Modify a Conformational Transition in a Membrane Transport Protein
Miyeon Kim, Qi Xu, Gail E. Fanucci, David S. Cafiso
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2922–2929. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.078246
PMCID:
PMC1414566
Abstract Article PDF–207K
Binary and Ternary Aggregation within Tethered Protein Constructs
Wei Yuan Yang, Martin Gruebele
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2930–2937. Published online 2006 Jan 20. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.075846
PMCID:
PMC1414547
Abstract Article PDF–167K

Spectroscopy, Imaging, Other Techniques

Synthesis of Voltage-Sensitive Optical Signals: Application to Panoramic Optical Mapping
Martin J. Bishop, Blanca Rodriguez, James Eason, Jonathan P. Whiteley, Natalia Trayanova, David J. Gavaghan
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2938–2945. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.076505
PMCID:
PMC1414570
Abstract Article PDF–312K
Evaluation of the Information Content in Infrared Spectra for Protein Secondary Structure Determination
Erik Goormaghtigh, Jean-Marie Ruysschaert, Vincent Raussens
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2946–2957. Published online 2006 Jan 20. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.072017
PMCID:
PMC1414549
Abstract Article PDF–272K
Laser-Driven Microsecond Temperature Cycles Analyzed by Fluorescence Polarization Microscopy
Rob Zondervan, Florian Kulzer, Harmen van der Meer, Jos A. J. M. Disselhorst, Michel Orrit
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2958–2969. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.075168
PMCID:
PMC1414575
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Conformational Change of Bacteriorhodopsin Quantitatively Monitored by Microcantilever Sensors
Thomas Braun, Natalija Backmann, Manuel Vögtli, Alexander Bietsch, Andreas Engel, Hans-Peter Lang, Christoph Gerber, Martin Hegner
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2970–2977. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.072934
PMCID:
PMC1414560
Abstract Article PDF–246K
Lignin Radicals in the Plant Cell Wall Probed by Kerr-Gated Resonance Raman Spectroscopy
Søren Barsberg, Pavel Matousek, Mike Towrie, Henning Jørgensen, Claus Felby
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2978–2986. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.070391
PMCID:
PMC1414548
Abstract Article PDF–149K
Diatom Adhesive Mucilage Contains Distinct Supramolecular Assemblies of a Single Modular Protein
T. M. Dugdale, R. Dagastine, A. Chiovitti, R. Wetherbee
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2987–2993. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.079129
PMCID:
PMC1414564
Abstract Article PDF–195K

Cell Biophysics

Force Microscopy of Nonadherent Cells: A Comparison of Leukemia Cell Deformability
Michael J. Rosenbluth, Wilbur A. Lam, Daniel A. Fletcher
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 2994–3003. Published online 2006 Jan 27. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.067496
PMCID:
PMC1414579
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Aligning Paramecium caudatum with Static Magnetic Fields
Karine Guevorkian, James M. Valles, Jr.
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 3004–3011. Published online 2006 Feb 3. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.071704
PMCID:
PMC1414553
Abstract Article PDF–281K
Matrices with Compliance Comparable to that of Brain Tissue Select Neuronal over Glial Growth in Mixed Cortical Cultures
Penelope C. Georges, William J. Miller, David F. Meaney, Evelyn S. Sawyer, Paul A. Janmey
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 3012–3018. Published online 2006 Feb 3. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.073114
PMCID:
PMC1414567
Abstract Article PDF–218K
Improvement in Motion Efficiency of the Spirochete Brachyspira pilosicoli in Viscous Environments
S. Nakamura, Y. Adachi, T. Goto, Y. Magariyama
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): 3019–3026. Published online 2006 Jan 13. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.105.074336
PMCID:
PMC1414552
Abstract Article PDF–185K

Biophysical Letters

Proton NMR Detection of Porphyrins and Cytochrome c in Small Unilamellar Vesicles: Role of the Dissociation Kinetic Constant
Gregory Da Costa, Soizic Chevance, Elisabeth Le Rumeur, Arnaud Bondon
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): L55–L57. Published online 2006 Feb 24. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.106.081521
PMCID:
PMC1414580
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Adhesive Modular Proteins Occur in the Extracellular Mucilage of the Motile, Pennate Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum
Tony M. Dugdale, Anusuya Willis, Richard Wetherbee
Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15; 90(8): L58–L60. Published online 2006 Feb 24. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.106.081687
PMCID:
PMC1414551
Abstract Article PDF–83K
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