NEW AND NOTABLE:

Benoît Roux

Proton Wires Are Different
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2331-2332. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BIOPHYSICAL THEORY AND MODELING:

Yu-Hua Jiang, Michael G. Klein, and Martin F. Schneider

Numerical Simulation of Ca²⁺ "Sparks" in Skeletal Muscle
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2333-2357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chinlin Guo and Herbert Levine

A Thermodynamic Model for Receptor Clustering
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2358-2365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Bruant, D. Flatters, R. Lavery, and D. Genest

From Atomic to Mesoscopic Descriptions of the Internal Dynamics of DNA
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2366-2376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rolf H. Luchsinger, Birger Bergersen, and James G. Mitchell

Bacterial Swimming Strategies and Turbulence
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2377-2386. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isabelle Fontaine, Michel Bertrand, and Guy Cloutier

A System-Based Approach to Modeling the Ultrasound Signal Backscattered by Red Blood Cells
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2387-2399. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Holly S. Randa, Lucy R. Forrest, Gregory A. Voth, and Mark S. P. Sansom

Molecular Dynamics of Synthetic Leucine-Serine Ion Channels in a Phospholipid Membrane
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2400-2410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John J. Tyson, Christian I. Hong, C. Dennis Thron, and Bela Novak

A Simple Model of Circadian Rhythms Based on Dimerization and Proteolysis of PER and TIM
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2411-2417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sibylle Weis, Ralf Schneggenburger, and Erwin Neher

Properties of a Model of Ca⁺⁺-Dependent Vesicle Pool Dynamics and Short Term Synaptic Depression
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2418-2429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simone A. Botti, Clifford E. Felder, Shneior Lifson, Joel L. Sussman, and Israel Silman

A Modular Treatment of Molecular Traffic Through the Active Site of Cholinesterase
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2430-2450. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas G. Anderson and Harden M. McConnell

Interpretation of Biphasic Dissociation Kinetics for Isomeric Class II Major Histocompatibility Complex-Peptide Complexes
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2451-2461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. W. Chiu, Eric Jakobsson, Shankar Subramaniam, and H. Larry Scott

Combined Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Fully Hydrated Dioleyl and Palmitoyl-oleyl Phosphatidylcholine Lipid Bilayers
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2462-2469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. L. San Biagio, V. Martorana, D. Bulone, M. B. Palma-Vittorelli, and M. U. Palma

Solvent-Induced Free Energy Landscape and Solute-Solvent Dynamic Coupling in a Multielement Solute
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2470-2478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CHANNELS, RECEPTORS, AND TRANSPORTERS:

Edward P. Quigley, Paulene Quigley, David S. Crumrine, and Samuel Cukierman

The Conduction of Protons in Different Stereoisomers of Dioxolane-Linked Gramicidin A Channels
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2479-2491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Revell Phillips, Chad D. Cole, Reed J. Hendershot, Myriam Cotten, Timothy A. Cross, and David D. Busath

Noncontact Dipole Effects on Channel Permeation. III. Anomalous Proton Conductance Effects in Gramicidin
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2492-2501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toby W. Allen, Serdar Kuyucak, and Shin-Ho Chung

Molecular Dynamics Study of the KcsA Potassium Channel
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2502-2516. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shin-Ho Chung, Toby W. Allen, Matthew Hoyles, and Serdar Kuyucak

Permeation of Ions Across the Potassium Channel: Brownian Dynamics Studies
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2517-2533. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. P. Johnson, Jr., Jeffrey R. Balser, and Paul B. Bennett

Enhancement of HERG K⁺ Currents by Cd²⁺ Destabilization of the Inactivated State
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2534-2541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yongchang Chang and David S. Weiss

Allosteric Activation Mechanism of the 122 -Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptor Revealed by Mutation of the Conserved M2 Leucine
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2542-2551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chung-Chin Kuo and Fang-Ping Chen

Zn²⁺ Modulation of Neuronal Transient K⁺ Current: Fast and Selective Binding to the Deactivated Channels
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2552-2562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel B. Williams and Myles H. Akabas

-Aminobutyric Acid Increases the Water Accessibility of M3 Membrane-Spanning Segment Residues in -Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptors
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2563-2574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna V. Williamson and William A. Sather

Nonglutamate Pore Residues in Ion Selection and Conduction in Voltage-Gated Ca²⁺ Channels
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2575-2589. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEMBRANES:

Martin Baumann

Dynamics of Oscillating Erythrocyte Doublets after Electrofusion
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2602-2611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert C. MacDonald, Gary W. Ashley, Miho M. Shida, Vera A. Rakhmanova, Yury S. Tarahovsky, Dennis P. Pantazatos, Michael T. Kennedy, Edvin V. Pozharski, Kent A. Baker, Ramoun D. Jones, Howard S. Rosenzweig, Kenneth L. Choi, Ruozi Qiu, and Thomas J. McIntosh

Physical and Biological Properties of Cationic Triesters of Phosphatidylcholine
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2612-2629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Derek Marsh

Quantitation of Secondary Structure in ATR Infrared Spectroscopy
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2630-2637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Sonnleitner, G. J. Schütz, and Th. Schmidt

Free Brownian Motion of Individual Lipid Molecules in Biomembranes
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2638-2642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert S. Cantor

Solute Modulation of Conformational Equilibria in Intrinsic Membrane Proteins: Apparent "Cooperativity" without Binding
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2643-2647. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Supramolecular Structures of Peptide Assemblies in Membranes by Neutron Off-Plane Scattering: Method of Analysis
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2648-2656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MUSCLE AND CONTRACTILITY:

Josh E. Baker, Leslie E. W. LaConte, Ingrid Brust-Mascher, and David D. Thomas

Mechanochemical Coupling in Spin-Labeled, Active, Isometric Muscle
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2657-2664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Xu, J. Gu, T. Rhodes, B. Belknap, G. Rosenbaum, Gerald Offer, H. White, and L. C. Yu

The M·ADP·P_i State Is Required for Helical Order in the Thick Filaments of Skeletal Muscle
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2665-2676. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Brenner, T. Kraft, L. C. Yu, and J. M. Chalovich

Thin Filament Activation Probed by Fluorescence of N-((2-(Iodoacetoxy)ethyl)-N-methyl)amino-7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazole-Labeled Troponin I Incorporated into Skinned Fibers of Rabbit Psoas Muscle
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2677-2691. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Brenner and J. M. Chalovich

Kinetics of Thin Filament Activation Probed by Fluorescence of N-((2-(Iodoacetoxy)ethyl)-N-methyl)amino-7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazole-Labeled Troponin I Incorporated into Skinned Fibers of Rabbit Psoas Muscle: Implications for Regulation of Muscle Contraction
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2692-2708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhong-Min Wang, María Laura Messi, and Osvaldo Delbono

Patch-Clamp Recording of Charge Movement, Ca²⁺ Current, and Ca²⁺ Transients in Adult Skeletal Muscle Fibers
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2709-2716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NUCLEIC ACIDS:

Carlo Ciatto, Maria L. D'Amico, Giovanni Natile, Fernando Secco, and Marcella Venturini

Intercalation of Proflavine and a Platinum Derivative of Proflavine into Double-Helical Poly(A)
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2717-2724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cecilia Balbi, Paola Sanna, Paola Barboro, Ingles Alberti, Marta Barbesino, and Eligio Patrone

Chromatin Condensation Is Confined to the Loop and Involves an All-or-None Structural Change
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2725-2735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nikolay Korolev, Alexander P. Lyubartsev, Allan Rupprecht, and Lars Nordenskiöld

Competitive Binding of Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Na⁺, and K⁺ Ions to DNA in Oriented DNA Fibers: Experimental and Monte Carlo Simulation Results
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2736-2749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PHOTOBIOPHYSICS:

Eleonora S. Imasheva, Sergei P. Balashov, Thomas G. Ebrey, Ning Chen, Rosalie K. Crouch, and Donald R. Menick

Two Groups Control Light-Induced Schiff Base Deprotonation and the Proton Affinity of Asp⁸⁵ in the Arg⁸²His Mutant of Bacteriorhodopsin
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2750-2763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PROTEINS:

Arkady Bitler and Solomon S. Stavrov

Iron-Histidine Resonance Raman Band of Deoxyheme Proteins: Effects of Anharmonic Coupling and Glass-Liquid Phase Transition
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2764-2776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ulf Ryde

Carboxylate Binding Modes in Zinc Proteins: A Theoretical Study
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2777-2787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Irina M. Kuznetsova, Alexander G. Biktashev, Sofia Yu. Khaitlina, Konstantin S. Vassilenko, Konstantin K. Turoverov, and Vladimir N. Uversky

Effect of Self-Association on the Structural Organization of Partially Folded Proteins: Inactivated Actin
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2788-2800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hua Li, Hiroaki Yamada, and Kazuyuki Akasaka

Effect of Pressure on the Tertiary Structure and Dynamics of Folded Basic Pancreatic Trypsin Inhibitor
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2801-2812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES:

Esther A. Ryan, Lyle F. Mockros, John W. Weisel, and Laszlo Lorand

Structural Origins of Fibrin Clot Rheology
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2813-2826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Esther A. Ryan, Lyle F. Mockros, Andrew M. Stern, and Laszlo Lorand

Influence of a Natural and a Synthetic Inhibitor of Factor XIIIa on Fibrin Clot Rheology
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2827-2836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECTROSCOPY, IMAGING, OTHER TECHNIQUES:

Edward B. Brown, En Shinn Wu, Warren Zipfel, and Watt W. Webb

Measurement of Molecular Diffusion in Solution by Multiphoton Fluorescence Photobleaching Recovery
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2837-2849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. W. Wilson, J. W. Arthur, and A. D. J. Haymet

Ice Premelting during Differential Scanning Calorimetry
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2850-2855. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keir C. Neuman, Edmund H. Chadd, Grace F. Liou, Keren Bergman, and Steven M. Block

Characterization of Photodamage to Escherichia coli in Optical Traps
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2856-2863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. S. Harms, M. Sonnleitner, G. J. Schütz, H. J. Gruber, and Th. Schmidt

Single-Molecule Anisotropy Imaging
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2864-2870. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harald Bornfleth, Peter Edelmann, Daniele Zink, Thomas Cremer, and Christoph Cremer

Quantitative Motion Analysis of Subchromosomal Foci in Living Cells Using Four-Dimensional Microscopy
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2871-2886. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CELL BIOPHYSICS:

James R. Abney, C. Daniel Meliza, Bryan Cutler, Mary Kingma, Janis E. Lochner, and Bethe A. Scalettar

Real-Time Imaging of the Dynamics of Secretory Granules in Growth Cones
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2887-2895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY:

Adam J. Sherman, Alvin Shrier, and Ellis Cooper

Series Resistance Compensation for Whole-Cell Patch-Clamp Studies Using a Membrane State Estimator
Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2590-2601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Biophys. J. 1999 77: 2896(5) [Full Text] [PDF]  

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