NEW AND NOTABLE:

Thomas P. Sakmar

Rhodopsin Early Receptor Potential Revisited
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1189-1191. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wen-Shyong Tzou and Ming-Jing Hwang

Modeling Helix-Turn-Helix Protein-Induced DNA Bending with Knowledge-Based Distance Restraints
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1191-1205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Peyrin, Y. C. Guillaume, and C. Guinchard

Characterization of Solute Binding at Human Serum Albumin Site II and its Geometry Using a Biochromatographic Approach
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1206-1212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BIOPHYSICAL THEORY AND MODELING:

Katherine A. DeBruin and Wanda Krassowska

Modeling Electroporation in a Single Cell. I. Effects of Field Strength and Rest Potential
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1213-1224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katherine A. DeBruin and Wanda Krassowska

Modeling Electroporation in a Single Cell. II. Effects of Ionic Concentrations
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1225-1233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Migliore and P. Lansky

Long-Term Potentiation and Depression Induced by a Stochastic Conditioning of a Model Synapse
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1234-1243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Höfer

Model of Intercellular Calcium Oscillations in Hepatocytes: Synchronization of Heterogeneous Cells
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1244-1256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc Jaeger, Muriel Carin, Marc Medale, and Gretar Tryggvason

The Osmotic Migration of Cells in a Solute Gradient
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1257-1267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samir Mitragotri, Mark E. Johnson, Daniel Blankschtein, and Robert Langer

An Analysis of the Size Selectivity of Solute Partitioning, Diffusion, and Permeation across Lipid Bilayers
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1268-1283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yun Tang and Lennart Nilsson

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Complex between Human U1A Protein and Hairpin II of U1 Small Nuclear RNA and of Free RNA in Solution
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1284-1305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bo Zhang, Guangzhao Xu, and John Spencer Evans

A Kinetic Molecular Model of the Reversible Unfolding and Refolding of Titin Under Force Extension
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1306-1315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jan Gimsa and Derk Wachner

A Polarization Model Overcoming the Geometric Restrictions of the Laplace Solution for Spheroidal Cells: Obtaining New Equations for Field-Induced Forces and Transmembrane Potential
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1316-1326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruth Meléndez, Enrique Meléndez-Hevia, and Enric I. Canela

The Fractal Structure of Glycogen: A Clever Solution to Optimize Cell Metabolism
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1327-1332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CHANNELS, RECEPTORS, AND TRANSPORTERS:

Jack M. Sullivan and Pragati Shukla

Time-Resolved Rhodopsin Activation Currents in a Unicellular Expression System
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1333-1357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fredrik Elinder and Peter Århem

Role of Individual Surface Charges of Voltage-Gated K Channels
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1358-1362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshihiro Kuroda, Yoshitaka Maeda, Kazuhide Miyamoto, Kazufumi Tanaka, Kenji Kanaori, Akira Otaka, Nobutaka Fujii, and Terumichi Nakagawa

¹H-NMR and Circular Dichroism Spectroscopic Studies on Changes in Secondary Structures of the Sodium Channel Inactivation Gate Peptides as Caused by the Pentapeptide KIFMK
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1363-1373. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ana Revilla, Carmen Castro, and Luis C. Barrio

Molecular Dissection of Transjunctional Voltage Dependence in the Connexin-32 and Connexin-43 Junctions
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1374-1383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuriy Y. Vilin, Naomasa Makita, Alfred L. George, Jr., and Peter C. Ruben

Structural Determinants of Slow Inactivation in Human Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Sodium Channels
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1384-1393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew W. Conklin, Virginia Barone, Vincenzo Sorrentino, and Roberto Coronado

Contribution of Ryanodine Receptor Type 3 to Ca²⁺ Sparks in Embryonic Mouse Skeletal Muscle
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1394-1403. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEMBRANES:

Henriette Mozsolits, Tzong-Hsien Lee, Hans-Jurgen Wirth, Patrick Perlmutter, and Marie-Isabel Aguilar

The Interaction of Bioactive Peptides with an Immobilized Phosphatidylcholine Monolayer
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1428-1444. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Y. Wong, J. Majewski, M. Seitz, C. K. Park, J. N. Israelachvili, and G. S. Smith

Polymer-Cushioned Bilayers. I. A Structural Study of Various Preparation Methods Using Neutron Reflectometry
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1445-1457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joyce Y. Wong, Chad K. Park, Markus Seitz, and Jacob Israelachvili

Polymer-Cushioned Bilayers. II. An Investigation of Interaction Forces and Fusion Using the Surface Forces Apparatus
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1458-1468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. L. F. Ruano, K. Nag, C. Casals, J. Pérez-Gil, and K. M. W. Keough

Interactions of Pulmonary Surfactant Protein A with Phospholipid Monolayers Change with pH
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1469-1476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard Cseh and Roland Benz

Interaction of Phloretin with Lipid Monolayers: Relationship between Structural Changes and Dipole Potential Change
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1477-1488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hsiao-Wen Huang, Edward M. Goldberg, and Raphael Zidovetzki

Ceramides Modulate Protein Kinase C Activity and Perturb the Structure of Phosphatidylcholine/Phosphatidylserine Bilayers
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1489-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bodil Ramstedt and J. Peter Slotte

Comparison of the Biophysical Properties of Racemic and d-Erythro-N-Acyl Sphingomyelins
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1498-1506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arun Radhakrishnan and Harden M. McConnell

Condensed Complexes of Cholesterol and Phospholipids
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1507-1517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MUSCLE AND CONTRACTILITY:

Tomomi Tani and Shinji Kamimura

Dynein-ADP as a Force-Generating Intermediate Revealed by a Rapid Reactivation of Flagellar Axoneme
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1518-1527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clara Franzini-Armstrong, Feliciano Protasi, and Venkat Ramesh

Shape, Size, and Distribution of Ca²⁺ Release Units and Couplons in Skeletal and Cardiac Muscles
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1528-1539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hideaki Fujita and Shin'ichi Ishiwata

Tropomyosin Modulates pH Dependence of Isometric Tension
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1540-1546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NUCLEIC ACIDS:

E. Raspaud, I. Chaperon, A. Leforestier, and F. Livolant

Spermine-Induced Aggregation of DNA, Nucleosome, and Chromatin
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1547-1555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hong Deng and Victor A. Bloomfield

Structural Effects of Cobalt-Amine Compounds on DNA Condensation
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1556-1561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guillaume Bertucat, Richard Lavery, and Chantal Prévost

A Molecular Model for RecA-Promoted Strand Exchange via Parallel Triple-Stranded Helices
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1562-1576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PHOTOBIOPHYSICS:

Michikazu Tanio, Satoru Tuzi, Satoru Yamaguchi, Ruriko Kawaminami, Akira Naito, Richard Needleman, Janos K. Lanyi, and Hazime Saitô

Conformational Changes of Bacteriorhodopsin along the Proton-Conduction Chain as Studied with ¹³C NMR of [3-¹³C]Ala-Labeled Protein: Arg⁸² May Function as an Information Mediator
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1577-1584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PROTEINS:

Russell A. Judge, Randolph S. Jacobs, Tyralynn Frazier, Edward H. Snell, and Marc L. Pusey

The Effect of Temperature and Solution pH on the Nucleation of Tetragonal Lysozyme Crystals
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1585-1593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas Kukol and Isaiah T. Arkin

vpu Transmembrane Peptide Structure Obtained by Site-Specific Fourier Transform Infrared Dichroism and Global Molecular Dynamics Searching
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1594-1601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guangju Chen and Zongchao Jia

Ice-Binding Surface of Fish Type III Antifreeze
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1602-1608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maryam M. Javadpour, Markus Eilers, Michel Groesbeek, and Steven O. Smith

Helix Packing in Polytopic Membrane Proteins: Role of Glycine in Transmembrane Helix Association
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1609-1618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Wallqvist, T. A. Lavoie, J. A. Chanatry, D. G. Covell, and J. Carey

Cooperative Folding Units of Escherichia coli Tryptophan Repressor
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1619-1626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES:

Mao Sun, Donna Louie, and Philip Serwer

Single-Event Analysis of the Packaging of Bacteriophage T7 DNA Concatemers in Vitro
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1627-1637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ulrich Hassiepen, Matthias Federwisch, Thomas Mülders, and Axel Wollmer

The Lifetime of Insulin Hexamers
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1638-1654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yifei Huang and Keith M. Meek

Swelling Studies on the Cornea and Sclera: The Effects of pH and Ionic Strength
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1655-1665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CELL BIOPHYSICS:

Vivek C. Abraham, Vijaykumar Krishnamurthi, D. Lansing Taylor, and Frederick Lanni

The Actin-Based Nanomachine at the Leading Edge of Migrating Cells
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1721-1732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ian J. Laurenzi and Scott L. Diamond

Monte Carlo Simulation of the Heterotypic Aggregation Kinetics of Platelets and Neutrophils
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1733-1746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BIOENERGETICS:

Rolf Brandes and Donald M. Bers

Analysis of the Mechanisms of Mitochondrial NADH Regulation in Cardiac Trabeculae
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1666-1682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hilde A. Rinia, Rudy A. Demel, Jan P. J. M. van der Eerden, and Ben de Kruijff

Blistering of Langmuir-Blodgett Bilayers Containing Anionic Phospholipids as Observed by Atomic Force Microscopy
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1683-1693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin P. Horvath, Robert A. Copeland, and Marvin W. Makinen

The Second Derivative Electronic Absorption Spectrum of Cytochrome c Oxidase in the Soret Region
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1694-1711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Milagros Medina, Anabel Lostao, Javier Sancho, Carlos Gómez-Moreno, Richard Cammack, Pablo J. Alonso, and Jesús I. Martínez

Electron-Nuclear Double Resonance and Hyperfine Sublevel Correlation Spectroscopic Studies of Flavodoxin Mutants from Anabaena sp. PCC 7119
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1712-1720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY:

Stephen B. Knisley, Natalia Trayanova, and Felipe Aguel

Roles of Electric Field and Fiber Structure in Cardiac Electric Stimulation
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1404-1417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ingo C. Kleppe and Hugh P. C. Robinson

Determining the Activation Time Course of Synaptic AMPA Receptors from Openings of Colocalized NMDA Receptors
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1418-1427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

John J. Lemasters, Ting Qian, and Anna-Liisa Nieminen

Negative Contrast Imaging of Mitochondria by Confocal Microscopy
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1747-1748. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fabio Di Lisa, Valeria Petronilli, and Raffaele Colonna Paolo Bernardi

Response to J. J. Lemasters et al.
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 1749-1750. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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