Light harvesting by lamellar chromatophores in Rhodospirillum photometricum.

abstract：:RNA junctions are common secondary structural elements present in a wide range of RNA species. They play crucial roles in directing the overall folding of RNA molecules as well as in a variety of biological functions. In particular, there has been great interest in the dynamics of RNA junctions, including conformation...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Jung S,Schlick T

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular dynamics simulations of the tripeptide Ala-Phe-Ala-O-tert-butyl interacting with dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine lipid bilayers have been carried out. The lipid and aqueous environments of the peptide, the alkyl chain order, and the lipid and peptide dynamics have been investigated with use of density profile...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Damodaran KV,Merz KM Jr,Gaber BP

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isothermal (27 degrees C) phase behavior of dimyristoyl phosphatidyl choline-cholesterol mixtures at various osmotic pressures and cholesterol contents was investigated by means of isothermal sorption microcalorimetry and (2)H-nuclear magnetic resonance. The calorimetric method allows for simultaneous measurement of t...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Sparr E,Hallin L,Markova N,Wennerström H

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurons communicate by releasing neurotransmitters that are stored in intracellular vesicular compartments. PC12 cells are frequently used as a model secretory cell line that is described to have two subpools of vesicles: small clear vesicles and dense core vesicles. We measured transmitter molecules released from ves...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Adams RD,Harkins AB

更新日期：2014-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decades, it has been demonstrated that many animal species orient in the Earth magnetic field. One of the best-studied examples is the use of the geomagnetic field by migratory birds for orientation and navigation. However, the biophysical mechanism underlying animal magnetoreception is still not understoo...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Solov'yov IA,Schulten K

更新日期：2009-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous discussions of the relationship of the thermodynamics of radiation to photosynthesis have been published, but the results are often in disagreement or at best difficult to compare with one another. The recent treatment of maximal photosynthetic efficiencies by Ross and Calvin is here shown to be directly rela...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Knox RS

更新日期：1969-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An approach is introduced to characterize conformational ensembles of intrinsically unstructured peptides on the atomic level using two-dimensional solid-state NMR data and their combination with molecular dynamics simulations. For neurotensin, a peptide that binds with high affinity to a G-protein coupled receptor, t...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Heise H,Luca S,de Groot BL,Grubmüller H,Baldus M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple technique for forming "black" lipid bilayer membranes containing negligible amounts of alkyl solvent is described. The membranes are formed by the method of Mueller et al (Circulation. 1962. 26:1167.) from glyceryl monooleate (GMO) dispersed in squalene. The squalene forms an annulus to satisfy the boundary c...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： White SH

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited proteolysis of RNase-A yields a short N-terminal S-peptide segment and the larger S-protein. Binding of S-peptide to S-protein results in the formation of an enzymatically active RNase-S protein. S-peptide undergoes a transition from intrinsic disorder to an ordered helical state upon association with S-protei...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Luitz MP,Bomblies R,Zacharias M

更新日期：2017-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The four-alpha-helix bundle mimics the transmembrane domain of the Cys-loop receptor family believed to be the protein target for general anesthetics. Using high resolution NMR, we solved the structure (Protein Data Bank ID: 2I7U) of a prototypical dimeric four-alpha-helix bundle, (Aalpha(2)-L1M/L38M)(2,) with designe...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Ma D,Brandon NR,Cui T,Bondarenko V,Canlas C,Johansson JS,Tang P,Xu Y

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, optical sensors for tracking neural activity have been developed and offer great utility. However, developing microscopy techniques that have several kHz bandwidth necessary to reliably capture optically reported action potentials (APs) at multiple locations in parallel remains a significant challenge...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Shtrahman M,Aharoni DB,Hardy NF,Buonomano DV,Arisaka K,Otis TS

更新日期：2015-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutron scattering and nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation experiments are combined with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in a novel, to our knowledge, approach to investigate the change in internal dynamics on substrate (camphor) binding to a protein (cytochrome P450cam). The MD simulations agree well with both ...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Miao Y,Yi Z,Cantrell C,Glass DC,Baudry J,Jain N,Smith JC

更新日期：2012-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Stearoylsphingomyelin (SSM) bilayers containing 0, 22, and 50 mol % cholesterol (Chol) and a pentadecanoyl-stearoylphosphatidylcholine (15SPC) bilayer containing 22 mol % Chol were molecular dynamics simulated at two temperatures (37 degrees C and 60 degrees C). 15SPC is the best PC equivalent of SSM. The Chol effect ...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Róg T,Pasenkiewicz-Gierula M

更新日期：2006-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure of the Bowman-Birk inhibitor from Vigna unguiculata seeds (BTCI) in complex with beta-trypsin was solved and refined at 1.55 A to a crystallographic R(factor) of 0.154 and R(free) of 0.169, and represents the highest resolution for a Bowman-Birk inhibitor structure to date. The BTCI-trypsin interface is ...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Barbosa JA,Silva LP,Teles RC,Esteves GF,Azevedo RB,Ventura MM,de Freitas SM

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many multicellular communities propagate signals in a directed manner via excitable waves. Cell-to-cell heterogeneity is a ubiquitous feature of multicellular communities, but the effects of heterogeneity on wave propagation are still unclear. Here, we use a minimal FitzHugh-Nagumo-type model to investigate excitable ...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Zhai X,Larkin JW,Süel GM,Mugler A

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular membranes are laterally organized into domains of distinct structures and compositions by the differential interaction affinities between various membrane lipids and proteins. A prominent example of such structures are lipid rafts, which are ordered, tightly packed domains that have been widely implicated in ...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Lin X,Gorfe AA,Levental I

更新日期：2018-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Cartilage has a limited capacity for self-repair and focal damage can eventually lead to complete degradation of the tissue. Early diagnosis of degenerative changes in cartilage is therefore essential. Contrast agent-based computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging provide promising tools for this purpose. How...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Shafieyan Y,Khosravi N,Moeini M,Quinn TM

更新日期：2014-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed new methodology for measuring intracellular pH (pHi) in cultured cell monolayers and epithelia by analyzing the emission spectra of the trapped fluorescent pH probe, 1,4-dihydroxyphthalonitrile (1,4-DHPN). This compound is unique since both its acid and base forms possess different fluorescence emiss...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Kurtz I,Balaban RS

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the mechanism of saturated fatty acid-induced hepatocyte toxicity may provide insight into cures for diseases such as obesity-associated cirrhosis. Trehalose, a nonreducing disaccharide shown to protect proteins and cellular membranes from inactivation or denaturation caused by different stress condition...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Leekumjorn S,Wu Y,Sum AK,Chan C

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osmotic stress in the 0.5-5 x 10(6) dyne/cm2 range was used to perturb the hydration of actin-myosin-ATP intermediates during steady-state hydrolysis. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) (1000 to 4000 Da), in the 1 to 10 wt% range, which does not cause protein precipitation, did not significantly affect the apparent KM or the V...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Highsmith S,Duignan K,Cooke R,Cohen J

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-stranded junctions/loops are frequently occurring structural motifs in nucleic acid structures. Due to the polyanionic nature of the nucleic acid backbone, metal ions play a crucial role in the loop stability. Here we use the tightly bound ion theory, which can account for the possible ion correlation and ensem...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Tan ZJ,Chen SJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular code of specific DNA recognition by proteins as a paradigm in molecular biology remains an unsolved puzzle primarily because of the subtle interplay between direct protein-DNA interaction and the indirect contribution from water and ions. Transformation of the nonspecific, low affinity complex to a speci...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Fuxreiter M,Mezei M,Simon I,Osman R

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence that the fluorophore sempervirene binds to nucleic acids is presented. The complexes were studied by fluorescence intensity, spectra, decay lifetime, and polarization methods. Both fluorescent and nonfluorescent complexes are formed. The sempervirene is rigidly fixed to DNA. If ethidium bromide and sempervire...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Burns VW

更新日期：1974-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether proteins or lipids are the primary target sites for general anesthetic action has engendered considerable debate. Recent in vivo studies have shown that the S(+) and R(-) enantiomers of isoflurane are not equipotent, implying involvement of proteins. Bovine serum albumin (BSA), a soluble protein devoid of lipi...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Xu Y,Tang P,Firestone L,Zhang TT

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The voltage dependence of light-induced proton pumping was studied with bacteriorhodopsin (bR) from Halobacterium salinarum, expressed in the plasma membrane of oocytes from Xenopus laevis in the range -160 mV to +60 mV at different light intensities. Depending on the applied field, the quenching effect by blue light,...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Nagel G,Kelety B,Möckel B,Büldt G,Bamberg E

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this paper is to examine the origins and relative importance of primary and secondary sources of electric and magnetic fields for excitable tissue. It is shown that for axonal and cardiac tissue a comparison of the relative field strength from both primary and secondary sources shows only the latter to be ...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Plonsey R

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid fibrils are associated with many neurodegenerative diseases. It was found that amyloidogenic oligomers, not mature fibrils, are neurotoxic agents related to these diseases. Molecular mechanisms of infectivity, pathways of aggregation, and molecular structure of these oligomers remain elusive. Here, we use all-...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Blinov N,Dorosh L,Wishart D,Kovalenko A

更新日期：2010-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormones are released from neuroendocrine cells by passing through an exocytotic pore that forms after vesicle and plasma membrane fusion. An elegant way to study this process at the single-vesicle level is to use styryl dyes, which stain not only the membrane, but also the matrix of individual vesicles in some neuroe...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Stenovec M,Poberaj I,Kreft M,Zorec R

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant amount of work has been devoted to obtaining a detailed atomistic knowledge of the human hemoglobin mechanism. Despite this impressive research, to date, the ligand diffusion processes remain unclear and controversial. Using recently developed computational techniques, PELE, we are capable of addressing ...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Lucas MF,Guallar V

更新日期：2012-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A ternary lipid mixture of palmitoyl-oleoyl-phosphatidylcholine (POPC), palmitoyl-erythro-sphingosylphosphorylcholine (PSM), and cholesterol at a mixing ratio of 37.5:37.5:25 mol/mol/mol was characterized using fluorescence microscopy, (2)H NMR, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. The synthetic PSM provi...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Bunge A,Müller P,Stöckl M,Herrmann A,Huster D

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00