NEW AND NOTABLE:

S. Marcelja

Toward a Realistic Theory of the Interaction of Membrane Inclusions
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 593-594. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BIOPHYSICAL THEORY AND MODELING:

Bakhtier Vasiev and Cornelis J. Weijer

Modeling Chemotactic Cell Sorting during Dictyostelium discoideum Mound Formation
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 595-605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heping Cheng, Long-Sheng Song, Natalia Shirokova, Adom González, Edward G. Lakatta, Eduardo Ríos, and Michael D. Stern

Amplitude Distribution of Calcium Sparks in Confocal Images: Theory and Studies with an Automatic Detection Method
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 606-617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregg R. Dieckmann, James D. Lear, Qingfeng Zhong, Michael L. Klein, William F. DeGrado, and Kim A. Sharp

Exploration of the Structural Features Defining the Conduction Properties of a Synthetic Ion Channel
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 618-630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard Bertram, Gregory D. Smith, and Arthur Sherman

Modeling Study of the Effects of Overlapping Ca²⁺ Microdomains on Neurotransmitter Release
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 735-750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvio May and Avinoam Ben-Shaul

Molecular Theory of Lipid-Protein Interaction and the L-H_II Transition
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 751-767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CHANNELS, RECEPTORS, AND TRANSPORTERS:

Zhi Qi, Masahiro Sokabe, Kiyoshi Donowaki, and Hitoshi Ishida

Structure-Function Study on a de Novo Synthetic Hydrophobic Ion Channel
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 631-641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria G. Kurnikova, Rob D. Coalson, Peter Graf, and Abraham Nitzan

A Lattice Relaxation Algorithm for Three-Dimensional Poisson-Nernst-Planck Theory with Application to Ion Transport through the Gramicidin A Channel
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 642-656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew W. Conklin, Patricia Powers, Ronald G. Gregg, and Roberto Coronado

Ca²⁺ Sparks in Embryonic Mouse Skeletal Muscle Selectively Deficient in Dihydropyridine Receptor _1S or _1a Subunits
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 657-669. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander Syganow and Eberhard von Kitzing

(In)validity of the Constant Field and Constant Currents Assumptions in Theories of Ion Transport
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 768-781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel Sigg, Hong Qian, and Francisco Bezanilla

Kramers' Diffusion Theory Applied to Gating Kinetics of Voltage-Dependent Ion Channels
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 782-803. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jinming Song, Conceição A.S.A. Minetti, M. S. Blake, and Marco Colombini

Meningococcal PorA/C1, a Channel that Combines High Conductance and High Selectivity
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 804-813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Pintschovius and K. Fendler

Charge Translocation by the Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase Investigated on Solid Supported Membranes: Rapid Solution Exchange with a New Technique
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 814-826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Pintschovius, K. Fendler, and E. Bamberg

Charge Translocation by the Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase Investigated on Solid Supported Membranes: Cytoplasmic Cation Binding and Release
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 827-836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John J. Kasianowicz, Daniel L. Burden, Linda C. Han, Stephen Cheley, and Hagan Bayley

Genetically Engineered Metal Ion Binding Sites on the Outside of a Channel's Transmembrane -Barrel
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 837-845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy Mickus, Hae-yoon Jung, and Nelson Spruston

Properties of Slow, Cumulative Sodium Channel Inactivation in Rat Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neurons
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 846-860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masanori P. Takahashi and Stephen C. Cannon

Enhanced Slow Inactivation by V445M: A Sodium Channel Mutation Associated with Myotonia
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 861-868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan E. Phillips, Lid B. Wong, and Donovan B. Yeates

Bidirectional Transepithelial Water Transport: Measurement and Governing Mechanisms
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 869-877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEMBRANES:

Jens A. Lundbæk and Olaf S. Andersen

Spring Constants for Channel-Induced Lipid Bilayer Deformations. Estimates Using Gramicidin Channels
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 889-895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tim Söderlund, Arimatti Jutila, and Paavo K. J. Kinnunen

Binding of Adriamycin to Liposomes as a Probe for Membrane Lateral Organization
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 896-907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bodil Ramstedt and J. Peter Slotte

Interaction of Cholesterol with Sphingomyelins and Acyl-Chain-Matched Phosphatidylcholines: A Comparative Study of the Effect of the Chain Length
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 908-915. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vicente Micol, Pilar Sánchez-Piñera, José Villalaín, Ana de Godos, and Juan C. Gómez-Fernández

Correlation between Protein Kinase C  Activity and Membrane Phase Behavior
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 916-927. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert Doebler, Nilay Basaran, Harold Goldston, and Peter W. Holloway

Effect of Protein Aggregation in the Aqueous Phase on the Binding of Membrane Proteins to Membranes
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 928-936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thad A. Harroun, William T. Heller, Thomas M. Weiss, Lin Yang, and Huey W. Huang

Experimental Evidence for Hydrophobic Matching and Membrane-Mediated Interactions in Lipid Bilayers Containing Gramicidin
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 937-945. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexey S. Ladokhin

Analysis of Protein and Peptide Penetration into Membranes by Depth-Dependent Fluorescence Quenching: Theoretical Considerations
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 946-955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olga P. Bondar and Elizabeth S. Rowe

Preferential Interactions of Fluorescent Probe Prodan with Cholesterol
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 956-962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul W. Wiseman and Nils O. Petersen

Image Correlation Spectroscopy. II. Optimization for Ultrasensitive Detection of Preexisting Platelet-Derived Growth Factor- Receptor Oligomers on Intact Cells
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 963-977. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MUSCLE AND CONTRACTILITY:

Gang Wang, Wei Ding, and Masataka Kawai

Does Thin Filament Compliance Diminish the Cross-Bridge Kinetics? A Study in Rabbit Psoas Fibers
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 978-984. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kohji Ito, Xiong Liu, Eisaku Katayama, and Taro Q. P. Uyeda

Cooperativity between Two Heads of Dictyostelium Myosin II in in Vitro Motility and ATP Hydrolysis
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 985-992. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasushige Moriyama, Hiroyuki Okamoto, and Hiroshi Asai

Rubber-Like Elasticity and Volume Changes in the Isolated Spasmoneme of Giant Zoothamnium sp. under Ca²⁺-Induced Contraction
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 993-1000. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elena A. Bobkova, Andrey A. Bobkov, Dmitrii I. Levitsky, and Emil Reisler

Effects of SH1 and SH2 Modifications on Myosin. Similarities and Differences
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1001-1007. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NUCLEIC ACIDS:

Wentao Zhang, Haihong Ni, Michael W. Capp, Charles F. Anderson, Timothy M. Lohman, and M. Thomas Record, Jr.

The Importance of Coulombic End Effects: Experimental Characterization of the Effects of Oligonucleotide Flanking Charges on the Strength and Salt Dependence of Oligocation (L⁸⁺) Binding to Single-Stranded DNA Oligomers
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1008-1017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PHOTOBIOPHYSICS:

Toshihiko Oka, Hironari Kamikubo, Fumio Tokunaga, Janos K. Lanyi, Richard Needleman, and Mikio Kataoka

Conformational Change of Helix G in the Bacteriorhodopsin Photocycle: Investigation with Heavy Atom Labeling and X-Ray Diffraction
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1018-1023. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PROTEINS:

Chyh-Chong Chuang, Shih-Hsiung Wu, Shyh-Horng Chiou, and Gu-Gang Chang

Homology Modeling of Cephalopod Lens S-Crystallin: A Natural Mutant of Sigma-Class Glutathione Transferase with Diminished Endogenous Activity
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 679-690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neil H. Thomson, Bettye L. Smith, Nils Almqvist, Lutz Schmitt, Mikhail Kashlev, Eric T. Kool, and Paul K. Hansma

Oriented, Active Escherichia coli RNA Polymerase: An Atomic Force Microscope Study
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1024-1033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Fitter

The Temperature Dependence of Internal Molecular Motions in Hydrated and Dry -Amylase: The Role of Hydration Water in the Dynamical Transition of Proteins
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1034-1042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lorenzo Cordone, Michel Ferrand, Eugenio Vitrano, and Giuseppe Zaccai

Harmonic Behavior of Trehalose-Coated Carbon-Monoxy-Myoglobin at High Temperature
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1043-1047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Holger Wille and Stanley B. Prusiner

Ultrastructural Studies on Scrapie Prion Protein Crystals Obtained from Reverse Micellar Solutions
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1048-1062. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES:

Andre Palmer, Thomas G. Mason, Jingyuan Xu, Scot C. Kuo, and Denis Wirtz

Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy Microrheology of Actin Filament Networks
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1063-1071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henning Mueller, Hans-Jürgen Butt, and Ernst Bamberg

Force Measurements on Myelin Basic Protein Adsorbed to Mica and Lipid Bilayer Surfaces Done with the Atomic Force Microscope
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1072-1079. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECTROSCOPY, IMAGING, OTHER TECHNIQUES:

P. P. Mitra and B. Pesaran

Analysis of Dynamic Brain Imaging Data
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 691-708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshie Harada, Takashi Funatsu, Katsuhiko Murakami, Yoshikazu Nonoyama, Akira Ishihama, and Toshio Yanagida

Single-Molecule Imaging of RNA Polymerase-DNA Interactions in Real Time
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 709-715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oscar H. Willemsen, Margot M. E. Snel, Laurens Kuipers, Carl G. Figdor, Jan Greve, and Bart G. De Grooth

A Physical Approach to Reduce Nonspecific Adhesion in Molecular Recognition Atomic Force Microscopy
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 716-724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Walter Mächtle

High-Resolution, Submicron Particle Size Distribution Analysis Using Gravitational-Sweep Sedimentation
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1080-1091. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Attila Jenei, Achim K. Kirsch, Vinod Subramaniam, Donna J. Arndt-Jovin, and Thomas M. Jovin

Picosecond Multiphoton Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1092-1100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel J. Müller, Dimitrios Fotiadis, Simon Scheuring, Shirley A. Müller, and Andreas Engel

Electrostatically Balanced Subnanometer Imaging of Biological Specimens by Atomic Force Microscope
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1101-1111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CELL BIOPHYSICS:

Valeria Petronilli, Giovanni Miotto, Marcella Canton, Marisa Brini, Raffaele Colonna, Paolo Bernardi, and Fabio Di Lisa

Transient and Long-Lasting Openings of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore Can Be Monitored Directly in Intact Cells by Changes in Mitochondrial Calcein Fluorescence
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 725-734. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mian Long, Harry L. Goldsmith, David F.J. Tees, and Cheng Zhu

Probabilistic Modeling of Shear-Induced Formation and Breakage of Doublets Cross-Linked by Receptor-Ligand Bonds
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1112-1128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomoyuki Yasukawa, Isamu Uchida, and Tomokazu Matsue

Microamperometric Measurements of Photosynthetic Activity in a Single Algal Protoplast
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1129-1135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael R. Cho, David W. Knowles, Barbara L. Smith, John J. Moulds, Peter Agre, Narla Mohandas, and David E. Golan

Membrane Dynamics of the Water Transport Protein Aquaporin-1 in Intact Human Red Cells
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1136-1144. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvie Hénon, Guillaume Lenormand, Alain Richert, and François Gallet

A New Determination of the Shear Modulus of the Human Erythrocyte Membrane Using Optical Tweezers
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 1145-1151. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY:

Y. Jimbo, T. Tateno, and H. P. C. Robinson

Simultaneous Induction of Pathway-Specific Potentiation and Depression in Networks of Cortical Neurons
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 670-678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cameron C. McIntyre and Warren M. Grill

Excitation of Central Nervous System Neurons by Nonuniform Electric Fields
Biophys. J. 1999 76: 878-888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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