NEW AND NOTABLE:

Wolfgang A. Linke and Henk Granzier

A Spring Tale: New Facts on Titin Elasticity
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2613-2614. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BIOPHYSICAL THEORY AND MODELING:

Yi Jiang, Herbert Levine, and James Glazier

Possible Cooperation of Differential Adhesion and Chemotaxis in Mound Formation of Dictyostelium
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2615-2625. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Russell Schwartz, Peter W. Shor, Peter E. Prevelige, Jr., and Bonnie Berger

Local Rules Simulation of the Kinetics of Virus Capsid Self-Assembly
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2626-2636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jorge A. Vila, Daniel R. Ripoll, Myriam E. Villegas, Yury N. Vorobjev, and Harold A. Scheraga

Role of Hydrophobicity and Solvent-Mediated Charge-Charge Interactions in Stabilizing -Helices
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2637-2646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Pawlowski, S. A. Gallo, P. G. Johnson, and S. W. Hui

Electrorheological Modeling of the Permeabilization of the Stratum Corneum: Theory and Experiment
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2721-2731. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sergei Gavryushov and Piotr Zielenkiewicz

Electrostatic Potential of B-DNA: Effect of Interionic Correlations
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2732-2742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. A. Bertrand, D. M. Durand, G. M. Saidel, C. Laboisse, and U. Hopfer

System for Dynamic Measurements of Membrane Capacitance in Intact Epithelial Monolayers
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2743-2756. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CHANNELS, RECEPTORS, AND TRANSPORTERS:

Jennifer L. Penzotti, Harry A. Fozzard, Gregory M. Lipkind, and Samuel C. Dudley, Jr.

Differences in Saxitoxin and Tetrodotoxin Binding Revealed by Mutagenesis of the Na⁺ Channel Outer Vestibule
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2647-2657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Kumazawa, J. G. Brand, and J. H. Teeter

Amino Acid-Activated Channels in the Catfish Taste System
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2757-2766. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. R. Smith and M. S. P. Sansom

Dynamic Properties of Na⁺ Ions in Models of Ion Channels: A Molecular Dynamics Study
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2767-2782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Josefina Ramos-Franco, Sean Caenepeel, Michael Fill, and Gregory Mignery

Single Channel Function of Recombinant Type-1 Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Ligand Binding Domain Splice Variants
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2783-2793. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul J. R. Spooner, W. John O'Reilly, Steven W. Homans, Nicholas G. Rutherford, Peter J. F. Henderson, and Anthony Watts

Weak Substrate Binding to Transport Proteins Studied by NMR
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2794-2800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inna Györke and Sandor Györke

Regulation of the Cardiac Ryanodine Receptor Channel by Luminal Ca²⁺ Involves Luminal Ca²⁺ Sensing Sites
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2801-2810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edward P. Quigley, April J. Emerick, David S. Crumrine, and Samuel Cukierman

Attenuation of Proton Currents by Methanol in a Dioxolane-Linked Gramicidin A Channel in Different Lipid Bilayers
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2811-2820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kamran Khodakhah, Alexey Melishchuk, and Clay M. Armstrong

Charge Immobilization Caused by Modification of Internal Cysteines in Squid Na Channels
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2821-2829. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David D. Busath, Craig D. Thulin, Richard W. Hendershot, L. Revell Phillips, Peter Maughan, Chad D. Cole, Nathan C. Bingham, Sara Morrison, Lissa C. Baird, Reed J. Hendershot, Myriam Cotten, and Timothy A. Cross

Noncontact Dipole Effects on Channel Permeation. I. Experiments with (5F-Indole)Trp¹³ Gramicidin A Channels
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2830-2844. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chung-Chin Kuo

Imipramine Inhibition of Transient K⁺ Current: An External Open Channel Blocker Preventing Fast Inactivation
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2845-2857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEMBRANES:

Tian-Xiang Xiang and Bradley D. Anderson

Influence of Chain Ordering on the Selectivity of Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine Bilayer Membranes for Permeant Size and Shape
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2658-2671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Pohl, Sapar M. Saparov, Elena E. Pohl, Veronika Y. Evtodienko, Igor I. Agapov, and Alexander G. Tonevitsky

Dehydration of Model Membranes Induced by Lectins from Ricinus communis and Viscum album
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2868-2876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann-Sofie Andersson, Leif Rilfors, Greger Orädd, and Göran Lindblom

Total Lipids with Short and Long Acyl Chains from Acholeplasma Form Nonlamellar Phases
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2877-2887. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Judith Gallant, Bernard Desbat, David Vaknin, and Christian Salesse

Polarization-Modulated Infrared Spectroscopy and X-Ray Reflectivity of Photosystem II Core Complex at the Gas-Water Interface
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2888-2899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sybille Rex, Martin J. Zuckermann, Michel Lafleur, and John R. Silvius

Experimental and Monte Carlo Simulation Studies of the Thermodynamics of Polyethyleneglycol Chains Grafted to Lipid Bilayers
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2900-2914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ashish Arora and Derek Marsh

Protein-Induced Vertical Lipid Dislocation in a Model Membrane System: Spin-Label Relaxation Studies on Avidin-Biotinylphosphatidylethanolamine Interactions
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2915-2922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John B. Massey and Henry J. Pownall

Interaction of -Tocopherol with Model Human High-Density Lipoproteins
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2923-2931. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ulrich Kragh-Hansen, Marc le Maire, and Jesper V. Møller

The Mechanism of Detergent Solubilization of Liposomes and Protein-Containing Membranes
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2932-2946. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nelly M. Tsvetkova, Brian L. Phillips, Lois M. Crowe, John H. Crowe, and Subhash H. Risbud

Effect of Sugars on Headgroup Mobility in Freeze-Dried Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine Bilayers:. Solid-State ³¹P NMR and FTIR Studies
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2947-2955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. A. Busch, M. L. Yarmush, and Mehmet Toner

A Theoretical Formalism for Aggregation of Peroxidized Lipids and Plasma Membrane Stability During Photolysis
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2956-2970. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MUSCLE AND CONTRACTILITY:

Toshiro Oda, Kouji Makino, Ichiro Yamashita, Keiichi Namba, and Yuichiro Maéda

Effect of the Length and Effective Diameter of F-Actin on the Filament Orientation in Liquid Crystalline Sols Measured by X-Ray Fiber Diffraction
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2672-2681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elise Burmeister Getz, Roger Cooke, and Steven L. Lehman

Phase Transition in Force during Ramp Stretches of Skeletal Muscle
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2971-2983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Rapp, C. C. Ashley, M. A. Bagni, P. J. Griffiths, and G. Cecchi

Volume Changes of the Myosin Lattice Resulting from Repetitive Stimulation of Single Muscle Fibers
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2984-2995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. A. Smith

Direct Tests of Muscle Cross-Bridge Theories: Predictions of a Brownian Dumbbell Model for Position-Dependent Cross-Bridge Lifetimes and Step Sizes with an Optically Trapped Actin Filament
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2996-3007. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthias Rief, Mathias Gautel, Alexander Schemmel, and Hermann E. Gaub

The Mechanical Stability of Immunoglobulin and Fibronectin III Domains in the Muscle Protein Titin Measured by Atomic Force Microscopy
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3008-3014. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Hild, M. Nyitrai, J. Belágyi, and B. Somogyi

The Influence of Divalent Cations on the Dynamic Properties of Actin Filaments: A Spectroscopic Study
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3015-3022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Osha Roopnarine and Leslie A. Leinwand

Functional Analysis of Myosin Mutations That Cause Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3023-3030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhen-He He, Michael A. Ferenczi, Martin Brune, David R. Trentham, Martin R. Webb, Andrew P. Somlyo, and Avril V. Somlyo

Time-Resolved Measurements of Phosphate Release by Cycling Cross-Bridges in Portal Vein Smooth Muscle
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3031-3040. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NUCLEIC ACIDS:

Nikolay Korolev, Alexander P. Lyubartsev, and Lars Nordenskiöld

Application of Polyelectrolyte Theories for Analysis of DNA Melting in the Presence of Na⁺ and Mg²⁺ Ions
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3041-3056. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Markus Hammermann, Nathalie Brun, Konstantin V. Klenin, Roland May, Katalin Tóth, and Jörg Langowski

Salt-Dependent DNA Superhelix Diameter Studied by Small Angle Neutron Scattering Measurements and Monte Carlo Simulations
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3057-3063. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PHOTOBIOPHYSICS:

Claudiu C. Gradinaru, Sevgi Özdemir, Demet Gülen, Ivo H.M. van Stokkum, Rienk van Grondelle, and Herbert van Amerongen

The Flow of Excitation Energy in LHCII Monomers: Implications for the Structural Model of the Major Plant Antenna
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3064-3077. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PROTEINS:

O. D. Velev, E. W. Kaler, and A. M. Lenhoff

Protein Interactions in Solution Characterized by Light and Neutron Scattering: Comparison of Lysozyme and Chymotrypsinogen
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2682-2697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas C. Pearson, Jr. and Elizabeth L. Gross

Brownian Dynamics Study of the Interaction between Plastocyanin and Cytochrome f
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2698-2711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew B. Johnson, J. Gordon Adamson, and A. Grant Mauk

Functional Comparison of Specifically Cross-Linked Hemoglobins Biased Toward the R and T States
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3078-3084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Péter Bogner, Péter Csutora, Ivan L. Cameron, Denys N. Wheatley, and Attila Miseta

Augmented Water Binding and Low Cellular Water Content in Erythrocytes of Camel and Camelids
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3085-3091. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lynn A. Selden, Henry J. Kinosian, Jay Newman, Bryan Lincoln, Charles Hurwitz, Lewis C. Gershman, and James E. Estes

Severing of F-Actin by the Amino-Terminal Half of Gelsolin Suggests Internal Cooperativity in Gelsolin
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3092-3100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henry J. Kinosian, Jay Newman, Bryan Lincoln, Lynn A. Selden, Lewis C. Gershman, and James E. Estes

Ca²⁺ Regulation of Gelsolin Activity: Binding and Severing of F-actin
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3101-3109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECTROSCOPY, IMAGING, OTHER TECHNIQUES:

Emmanuel Margeat, Christian Le Grimellec, and Catherine A. Royer

Visualization of trp Repressor and its Complexes with DNA by Atomic Force Microscopy
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2712-2720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. J. Kropf, B. A. Bunker, M. Eisner, S. C. Moss, L. Zecca, A. Stroppolo, and P. R. Crippa

X-Ray Absorption Fine-Structure Spectroscopy Studies of Fe Sites in Natural Human Neuromelanin and Synthetic Analogues
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3135-3142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

René Schödel, Klaus-D. Irrgang, Joachim Voigt, and Gernot Renger

Rate of Carotenoid Triplet Formation in Solubilized Light-Harvesting Complex II (LHCII) from Spinach
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3143-3153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Della Longa, S. Pin, R. Cortès, A. V. Soldatov, and B. Alpert

Fe-Heme Conformations in Ferric Myoglobin
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3154-3162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CELL BIOPHYSICS:

Pushkar Tandon and Scott L. Diamond

Kinetics of ₂-Integrin and L-Selectin Bonding during Neutrophil Aggregation in Shear Flow
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3163-3178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. M. Artmann, Ch. Kelemen, D. Porst, G. Büldt, and Shu Chien

Temperature Transitions of Protein Properties in Human Red Blood Cells
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3179-3183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BIOENERGETICS:

Krisztina Ludmann, Csilla Gergely, and György Váró

Kinetic and Thermodynamic Study of the Bacteriorhodopsin Photocycle over a Wide pH Range
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3110-3119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Krisztina Ludmann, Csilla Gergely, András Dér, and György Váró

Electric Signals during the Bacteriorhodopsin Photocycle, Determined over a Wide pH Range
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3120-3126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jack A. Kornblatt

The Water Channel of Cytochrome c Oxidase: inferences from Inhibitor Studies
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 3127-3134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY:

Anatolii Y. Kabakov

Activation of K_ATP Channels by Na/K pump in Isolated Cardiac Myocytes and Giant Membrane Patches
Biophys. J. 1998 75: 2858-2867. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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