NEW AND NOTABLE:

James D. Lear

Polyglutamine Toxicity: A New Idea for a Tough Problem
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2733-2734. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BIOPHYSICAL THEORY AND MODELING:

Yun-gui Tang, Thomas Schlumpberger, Tae-sung Kim, Martin Lueker, and Robert S. Zucker

Effects of Mobile Buffers on Facilitation: Experimental and Computational Studies
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2735-2751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regula Walser, Alan E. Mark, and Wilfred F. van Gunsteren

On the Temperature and Pressure Dependence of a Range of Properties of a Type of Water Model Commonly Used in High-Temperature Protein Unfolding Simulations
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2752-2760. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhilin Qu, Jong Kil, Fagen Xie, Alan Garfinkel, and James N. Weiss

Scroll Wave Dynamics in a Three-Dimensional Cardiac Tissue Model: Roles of Restitution, Thickness, and Fiber Rotation
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2761-2775. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin C. Chen and Charles Nicholson

Spatial Buffering of Potassium Ions in Brain Extracellular Space
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2776-2797. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Grabe, Hongyun Wang, and George Oster

The Mechanochemistry of V-ATPase Proton Pumps
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2798-2813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CHANNELS, RECEPTORS, AND TRANSPORTERS:

R. Planells-Cases, M. Caprini, J. Zhang, E. M. Rockenstein, R. R. Rivera, C. Murre, E. Masliah, and M. Montal

Neuronal Death and Perinatal Lethality in Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel _II-Deficient Mice
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2878-2891. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Monoi, Shiroh Futaki, Shin-ichi Kugimiya, Hiroyuki Minakata, and Kazuo Yoshihara

Poly-L-Glutamine Forms Cation Channels: Relevance to the Pathogenesis of the Polyglutamine Diseases
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2892-2899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simon Bernèche and Benoît Roux

Molecular Dynamics of the KcsA K⁺ Channel in a Bilayer Membrane
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2900-2917. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark H. Nordeen, Steven M. Jones, Kathryn E. Howell, and John H. Caldwell

GOLAC: An Endogenous Anion Channel of the Golgi Complex
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2918-2928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charlotte E. Capener, Indira H. Shrivastava, Kishani M. Ranatunga, Lucy R. Forrest, Graham R. Smith, and Mark S. P. Sansom

Homology Modeling and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies of an Inward Rectifier Potassium Channel
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2929-2942. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vasanth Vedantham and Stephen C. Cannon

Rapid and Slow Voltage-Dependent Conformational Changes in Segment IVS6 of Voltage-Gated Na⁺ Channels
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2943-2958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniela Platano, Ning Qin, Francesca Noceti, Lutz Birnbaumer, Enrico Stefani, and Riccardo Olcese

Expression of the ₂ Subunit Interferes with Prepulse Facilitation in Cardiac L-type Calcium Channels
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2959-2972. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul Linsdell, Alexandra Evagelidis, and John W. Hanrahan

Molecular Determinants of Anion Selectivity in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Chloride Channel Pore
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2973-2982. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEMBRANES:

Daniel Huster, Klaus Arnold, and Klaus Gawrisch

Strength of Ca²⁺ Binding to Retinal Lipid Membranes: Consequences for Lipid Organization
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3011-3018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rute M. R. S. Mesquita, Eurico Melo, Thomas E. Thompson, and Winchil L. C. Vaz

Partitioning of Amphiphiles between Coexisting Ordered and Disordered Phases in Two-Phase Lipid Bilayer Membranes
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3019-3025. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Ionov, A. El-Abed, A. Angelova, M. Goldmann, and P. Peretti

Asymmetrical Ion-Channel Model Inferred from Two-Dimensional Crystallization of a Peptide Antibiotic
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3026-3035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cyril Rauch and Emmanuel Farge

Endocytosis Switch Controlled by Transmembrane Osmotic Pressure and Phospholipid Number Asymmetry
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3036-3047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MUSCLE AND CONTRACTILITY:

Kazuhiro Oiwa, John F. Eccleston, Michael Anson, Mahito Kikumoto, Colin T. Davis, Gordon P. Reid, Michael A. Ferenczi, John E. T. Corrie, Akira Yamada, Haruto Nakayama, and David R. Trentham

Comparative Single-Molecule and Ensemble Myosin Enzymology: Sulfoindocyanine ATP and ADP Derivatives
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3048-3071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisa K. Nitao and Emil Reisler

Actin and Temperature Effects on the Cross-Linking of the SH1-SH2 Helix in Myosin Subfragment 1
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3072-3080. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Tesi, F. Colomo, S. Nencini, N. Piroddi, and C. Poggesi

The Effect of Inorganic Phosphate on Force Generation in Single Myofibrils from Rabbit Skeletal Muscle
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3081-3092. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juliette Van Dijk, Fernandez Céline, Tom Barman, and Patrick Chaussepied

Interaction of Myosin with F-Actin: Time-Dependent Changes at the Interface Are Not Slow
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3093-3102. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dahua Zhang, Kyle W. Yancey, and Darl R. Swartz

Influence of ADP on Cross-Bridge-Dependent Activation of Myofibrillar Thin Filaments
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3103-3111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Kawai, K. Kawaguchi, M. Saito, and S. Ishiwata

Temperature Change Does Not Affect Force between Single Actin Filaments and HMM from Rabbit Muscles
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3112-3119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria V. Razumova, Anna E. Bukatina, and Kenneth B. Campbell

Different Myofilament Nearest-Neighbor Interactions Have Distinctive Effects on Contractile Behavior
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3120-3137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroyuki Iwamoto

Influence of Ionic Strength on the Actomyosin Reaction Steps in Contracting Skeletal Muscle Fibers
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3138-3149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PHOTOBIOPHYSICS:

Sergei P. Balashov, Masato Sumi, and Naoki Kamo

The M Intermediate of Pharaonis Phoborhodopsin Is Photoactive
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3150-3159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ilya R. Vassiliev, Michael T. Ronan, Günter Hauska, and John H. Golbeck

The Bound Electron Acceptors in Green Sulfur Bacteria: Resolution of the g-Tensor for the F_X Iron-Sulfur Cluster in Chlorobium tepidum
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3160-3169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Tóth-Boconádi, A. Dér, and L. Keszthelyi

Buffer Effects on Electric Signals of Light-Excited Bacteriorhodopsin
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3170-3177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PROTEINS:

Robert Glaeser, Marc Facciotti, Peter Walian, Shahab Rouhani, James Holton, Alastair MacDowell, Richard Celestre, Daniela Cambie, and Howard Padmore

Characterization of Conditions Required for X-Ray Diffraction Experiments with Protein Microcrystals
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3178-3185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jaime Martín-Benito, Francisco Gavilanes, Vivian de los Ríos, José M. Mancheño, José J. Fernández, and José G. Gavilanes

Two-Dimensional Crystallization on Lipid Monolayers and Three-Dimensional Structure of Sticholysin II, a Cytolysin from the Sea Anemone Stichodactyla helianthus
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3186-3194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew N. Lane, Lisa M. Hays, Nelly Tsvetkova, Robert E. Feeney, Lois M. Crowe, and John H. Crowe

Comparison of the Solution Conformation and Dynamics of Antifreeze Glycoproteins from Antarctic Fish
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3195-3207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Müller, C. Münster, and T. Salditt

Thermal Denaturing of Bacteriorhodopsin by X-Ray Scattering from Oriented Purple Membranes
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3208-3217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marielle E. Yohe, Karen M. Sheffield, and Ishita Mukerji

Solubility of Fluoromethemoglobin S: Effect of Phosphate and Temperature on Polymerization
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3218-3226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raymond M. Esquerra, Robert A. Goldbeck, Stephen H. Reaney, Abigail M. Batchelder, Youxian Wen, James W. Lewis, and David S. Kliger

Multiple Geminate Ligand Recombinations in Human Hemoglobin
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3227-3239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paolo Mariani, Flavio Carsughi, Francesco Spinozzi, Sandro Romanzetti, Gerd Meier, Rita Casadio, and Carlo M. Bergamini

Ligand-Induced Conformational Changes in Tissue Transglutaminase: Monte Carlo Analysis of Small-Angle Scattering Data
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3240-3251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECTROSCOPY, IMAGING, OTHER TECHNIQUES:

Eiji Takahashi, Hiroshi Endoh, and Katsuhiko Doi

Visualization of Myoglobin-Facilitated Mitochondrial O₂ Delivery in a Single Isolated Cardiomyocyte
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3252-3259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akihiko Tsuji, Hiroyuki Koshimoto, Yoshihiro Sato, Masahiko Hirano, Yukari Sei-Iida, Satoshi Kondo, and Kaname Ishibashi

Direct Observation of Specific Messenger RNA in a Single Living Cell under a Fluorescence Microscope
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3260-3274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lutz Schmitt, Markus Ludwig, Hermann E. Gaub, and Robert Tampé

A Metal-Chelating Microscopy Tip as a New Toolbox for Single-Molecule Experiments by Atomic Force Microscopy
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3275-3285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yves F. Dufrêne

Direct Characterization of the Physicochemical Properties of Fungal Spores Using Functionalized AFM Probes
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3286-3291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CELL BIOPHYSICS:

Aileen Chen and Vincent T. Moy

Cross-Linking of Cell Surface Receptors Enhances Cooperativity of Molecular Adhesion
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2814-2820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joachim Wegener, Jochen Seebach, Andreas Janshoff, and Hans-Joachim Galla

Analysis of the Composite Response of Shear Wave Resonators to the Attachment of Mammalian Cells
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2821-2833. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arnaud Bonnefoy, Qingde Liu, Chantal Legrand, and Mony M. Frojmovic

Efficiency of Platelet Adhesion to Fibrinogen Depends on both Cell Activation and Flow
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2834-2843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert M. Raphael, Aleksander S. Popel, and William E. Brownell

A Membrane Bending Model of Outer Hair Cell Electromotility
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2844-2862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thorsten Lang, Irene Wacker, Ilse Wunderlich, Alexander Rohrbach, Günter Giese, Thierry Soldati, and Wolfhard Almers

Role of Actin Cortex in the Subplasmalemmal Transport of Secretory Granules in PC-12 Cells
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2863-2877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY:

Knut Debus and Manfred Lindau

Resolution of Patch Capacitance Recordings and of Fusion Pore Conductances in Small Vesicles
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2983-2997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Boris V. Safronov, Matthias Wolff, and Werner Vogel

Excitability of the Soma in Central Nervous System Neurons
Biophys. J. 2000 78: 2998-3010. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Biophys. J. 2000 78: 3292(6) [Full Text] [PDF]  

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