Photoelectron quantum yields of the amino acids.

abstract：:Diverse microbial communities coordinate group behaviors through signal exchange, such as the exchange of acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) by Gram-negative bacteria. Cellular communication is prone to interference by neighboring microbes. One mechanism of interference is signal destruction through the production of an ...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Silva KP,Chellamuthu P,Boedicker JQ

更新日期：2017-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Each myosin molecule contains two heavy chains and a total of four low-molecular weight light chain subunits, two "essential" and two "regulatory" light chains (RLCs). Although the roles of myosin light chains in vertebrate striated muscle are poorly understood at present, recent studies on the RLC have suggested that...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Diffee GM,Greaser ML,Reinach FC,Moss RL

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prediction of absolute ligand-receptor binding affinities is essential in a wide range of biophysical queries, from the study of protein-protein interactions to structure-based drug design. End-point free energy methods, such as the Molecular Mechanics Poisson-Boltzmann Surface Area (MM/PBSA) model, have received ...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Swanson JM,Henchman RH,McCammon JA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study maximum shortening velocity (Vmax) and isometric tension (P0) in skinned single fibers from rat slow soleus (SOL) and fast superficial vastus lateralis (SVL) muscles were examined after varying degrees of filament lattice compression with dextran. In both fiber types Vmax was greatest in the absence of d...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Metzger JM,Moss RL

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A structural model is suggested for axon membranes consisting of a double layer of lipid and phospholipid molecules in which the polar ends of certain phospholipids change their orientation and combining properties under the influence of an electric field. The phosphate groups act as ion exchange "gates" for the contr...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： GOLDMANN DE

更新日期：1964-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Missense mutations in the membrane-binding actin-based motor protein, myosin-1a (Myo1a), have recently been linked to sensorineural deafness in humans. One of these mutations, E385D, impacts a residue in the switch II region of the motor domain that is present in virtually all members of the myosin superfamily. We sou...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Yengo CM,Ananthanarayanan SK,Brosey CA,Mao S,Tyska MJ

更新日期：2008-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Potassium accumulation associated with outward membrane potassium current was investigated experimentally in myelinated fibers and analyzed in terms of two models-three-compartment and diffusion in an unstirred layer. In the myelinated fibers, as in squid giant axons, the three-compartment model satisfactorily describ...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Moran N,Palti Y,Levitan E,Stämpfli R

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two mechanisms for the interaction of alternating electrical fields with biological tissue are the development of heat, via i(2)R losses, and field-induced force effects, via differences in passive electrical properties. It has been shown that for continuous wave (CW) fields in media of physiologic electrical conducti...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Sher LD,Kresch E,Schwan HP

更新日期：1970-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Equatorial x-ray diffraction patterns were obtained from single skinned rabbit psoas fibers during various degrees of activation under isometric conditions at ionic strength 170 mM and 6-9 degrees C. By direct calcium activation, contraction was homogeneous throughout the preparation, and by using a cycling technique ...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Brenner B,Yu LC

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The traditional theory of transport across capillary membranes via a laminar Poiseuille flow is shown to be invalid. It is demonstrated that the random, diffusive nature of the molecular flow and interactions with the "pore" walls play an important role in the transport process. Neither the continuum Navier-Stokes the...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Schindler AM,Iberall AS

更新日期：1973-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although ubiquitous, the processes by which bacteria colonize surfaces remain poorly understood. Here we report results for the influence of the wall shear stress on the early-stage adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 on glass and polydimethylsiloxane surfaces. We use image analysis to measure the residence time o...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Lecuyer S,Rusconi R,Shen Y,Forsyth A,Vlamakis H,Kolter R,Stone HA

更新日期：2011-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Single molecule force spectroscopy methods, such as optical and magnetic tweezers and atomic force microscopy, have opened up the possibility to study biological processes regulated by force, dynamics of structural conformations of proteins and nucleic acids, and load-dependent kinetics of molecular interactions. Amon...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Capitanio M,Pavone FS

更新日期：2013-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-mRNA processing protein 40 (Prp40) is a nuclear protein that has a role in pre-mRNA splicing. Prp40 possesses two leucine-rich nuclear export signals, but little is known about the function of Prp40 in the export process. Another protein that has a role in protein export is centrin, a member of the EF-hand superfa...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Díaz Casas A,Chazin WJ,Pastrana-Ríos B

更新日期：2017-06-20 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：:We have identified two kinetically distinct modes of block, by lidocaine, of cardiac sodium channels, activated by batrachotoxin and incorporated into planar lipid bilayers. Here, we analyze the slow blocking mode which appears as a series of nonconducting events that increase in frequency and duration with increasing...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Zamponi GW,Doyle DD,French RJ

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we demonstrate the new method of pulsed interleaved excitation (PIE), which can be used to extend the capabilities of multiple-color fluorescence imaging, fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (FCCS), and single-pair fluorescence resonance energy transfer (spFRET) measurements. In PIE, multiple ...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Müller BK,Zaychikov E,Bräuchle C,Lamb DC

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We use fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching to study vesicle dynamics inside the synapses of cultured hippocampal neurons labeled with the fluorescent vesicle marker FM 1-43. These studies show that when the cell is electrically at rest, only a small population of vesicl...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Shtrahman M,Yeung C,Nauen DW,Bi GQ,Wu XL

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The E462R mutation in the fifth position of the AID (alpha1 subunit interaction domain) region in the I-II linker is known to significantly accelerate voltage-dependent inactivation (VDI) kinetics of the L-type CaV1.2 channel, suggesting that the AID region could participate in a hinged-lid type inactivation mechanism...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Dafi O,Berrou L,Dodier Y,Raybaud A,Sauvé R,Parent L

更新日期：2004-11-01 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：:beta-Lactamase, which catalyzes beta-lactam antibiotics, is prototypical of large alpha/beta proteins with a scaffolding formed by strong noncovalent interactions. Experimentally, the enzyme is well characterized, and intermediates that are slightly less compact and having nearly the same content of secondary structur...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Vijayakumar S,Vishveshwara S,Ravishanker G,Beveridge DL

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the structure, function, conformational dynamics, and controlled thermodynamics of proteins are manifested by their corresponding amino acid sequences, the natural rules for molecular design and their corresponding interplay remain obscure. In this study, we focused on the role of internal cavities of protein...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Maeno A,Sindhikara D,Hirata F,Otten R,Dahlquist FW,Yokoyama S,Akasaka K,Mulder FA,Kitahara R

更新日期：2015-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of phosphorylation on the voltage-dependent properties of dihydropyridine-sensitive Ca channels of skeletal muscle were studied. Single channel currents were recorded upon incorporation of transverse tubule membranes into planar bilayers that were kept polarized at near physiological resting potential and ...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Mundiña-Weilenmann C,Ma J,Ríos E,Hosey MM

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thylakoid membrane has a unique lipid composition, consisting mostly of galactolipids. These thylakoid lipids have important roles in photosynthesis. Here, we investigate to what extent these lipids bind specifically to the Photosystem II complex. To this end, we performed coarse-grain MD simulations of the Photos...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Van Eerden FJ,Melo MN,Frederix PWJM,Marrink SJ

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The four-way DNA (Holliday) junction is an important postulated intermediate in the process of genetic recombination. Earlier studies have suggested that the junction exists in two alternative conformations, depending upon the salt concentration present. At high salt concentrations the junction folds into a stacked X ...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Clegg RM,Murchie AI,Lilley DM

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid binding proteins play an important role in the transportation of fatty acids. Despite intensive studies, how fatty acids enter the protein cavity for binding is still controversial. Here, a gap-closed variant of human intestinal fatty acid binding protein was generated by mutagenesis, in which the gap is lo...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Xiao T,Lu Y,Fan JS,Yang D

更新日期：2020-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Microorganisms often form complex multicellular assemblies such as biofilms and colonies. Understanding the interplay between assembly expansion, metabolic yield, and nutrient diffusion within a freely growing colony remains a challenge. Most available data on microorganisms are from planktonic cultures, due to the la...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Vulin C,Di Meglio JM,Lindner AB,Daerr A,Murray A,Hersen P

更新日期：2014-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We use optical tweezers microrheology and fluorescence microscopy to apply nonlinear microscale strains to entangled and cross-linked actin networks, and measure the resulting stress and actin filament deformations. We couple nonlinear stress response and relaxation to the velocities and displacements of individual fl...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Gurmessa B,Ricketts S,Robertson-Anderson RM

更新日期：2017-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein kinases are key players in signal transduction pathways where they are crafted into two functional states. In response to growth factor binding stimulus, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), which is physiologically populated in an autoinhibited inactive state, becomes active. Here, we outline a simple all...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Tsai CJ,Nussinov R

更新日期：2019-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca2+ regulates ryanodine receptor's (RyR) activity through an activating and an inhibiting Ca2+-binding site located on the cytoplasmic side of the RyR channel. Their altered sensitivity plays an important role in the pathology of malignant hyperthermia and heart failure. We used lanthanide ions (Ln3+) as probes to in...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Sárközi S,Komáromi I,Jóna I,Almássy J

更新日期：2017-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The opening of basepairs plays a key role in DNA replication and transcription, and in the action of DNA repair and modification enzymes. In this article, we have used proton exchange to define the energetics of the pathways for basepair opening in two DNA 17-mer duplexes. The rates of exchange of imino protons with s...

journal_title：Biophysical journal

authors： Coman D,Russu IM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00