BIOPHYSICAL THEORY AND MODELING:

Saisunder Subramanian, Sergej Viatchenko-Karpinski, Valeriy Lukyanenko, Sandor Györke, and Theodore F. Wiesner

Underlying Mechanisms of Symmetric Calcium Wave Propagation in Rat Ventricular Myocytes
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 1-11. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark F. Schumaker, Régis Pomès, and Benoît Roux

Framework Model For Single Proton Conduction through Gramicidin
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 12-30. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesca Massi, Jeff W. Peng, Jonathan P. Lee, and John E. Straub

Simulation Study of the Structure and Dynamics of the Alzheimer's Amyloid Peptide Congener in Solution
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 31-44. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. A. Smith and R. M. Simmons

Models of Motor-Assisted Transport of Intracellular Particles
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 45-68. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Konstantin V. Klenin and Jörg Langowski

Diffusion-Controlled Intrachain Reactions of Supercoiled DNA: Brownian Dynamics Simulations
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 69-74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Höfer, Antonio Politi, and Reinhart Heinrich

Intercellular Ca²⁺ Wave Propagation through Gap-Junctional Ca²⁺ Diffusion: A Theoretical Study
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 75-87. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leighton T. Izu, Joseph R. H. Mauban, C. W. Balke, and W. Gil Wier

Large Currents Generate Cardiac Ca²⁺ Sparks
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 88-102. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leighton T. Izu, W. Gil Wier, and C. William Balke

Evolution of Cardiac Calcium Waves from Stochastic Calcium Sparks
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 103-120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brent Speelman, Bernard R. Brooks, and Carol Beth Post

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Human Rhinovirus and an Antiviral Compound
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 121-129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark J. Stevens

Simple Simulations of DNA Condensation
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 130-139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ray Luo, Hillary S. R. Gilson, Michael J. Potter, and Michael K. Gilson

The Physical Basis of Nucleic Acid Base Stacking in Water
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 140-148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anatoly B. Kolomeisky and Michael E. Fisher

Force-Velocity Relation for Growing Microtubules
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 149-154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew Evan Kamholz and Paul Yager

Theoretical Analysis of Molecular Diffusion in Pressure-Driven Laminar Flow in Microfluidic Channels
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 155-160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. G. Pereira and D. R. M. Williams

Toroidal Condensates of Semiflexible Polymers in Poor Solvents: Adsorption, Stretching, and Compression
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 161-168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CHANNELS, RECEPTORS, AND TRANSPORTERS:

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

Mechanisms of Permeation and Selectivity in Calcium Channels
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 195-214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Berrou, G. Bernatchez, and L. Parent

Molecular Determinants of Inactivation within the I-II Linker of 1E (Ca_V2.3) Calcium Channels
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 215-228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna Kloda and Boris Martinac

Molecular Identification of a Mechanosensitive Channel in Archaea
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 229-240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nitza Ilan and Steve A. N. Goldstein

KCNKØ: Single, Cloned Potassium Leak Channels Are Multi-Ion Pores
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 241-253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEMBRANES:

Lubin Chen, Michael L. Johnson, and Rodney L. Biltonen

A Macroscopic Description of Lipid Bilayer Phase Transitions of Mixed-Chain Phosphatidylcholines: Chain-Length and Chain-Asymmetry Dependence
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 254-270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heiko Heerklotz and Richard M. Epand

The Enthalpy of Acyl Chain Packing and the Apparent Water-Accessible Apolar Surface Area of Phospholipids
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 271-279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer A. Whiles, Robert Brasseur, Kerney J. Glover, Giuseppe Melacini, Elizabeth A. Komives, and Regitze R. Vold

Orientation and Effects of Mastoparan X on Phospholipid Bicelles
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 280-293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juha-Matti I. Alakoskela and Paavo K. J. Kinnunen

Control of a Redox Reaction on Lipid Bilayer Surfaces by Membrane Dipole Potential
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 294-304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Derek Marsh and Tibor Páli

Infrared Dichroism from the X-Ray Structure of Bacteriorhodopsin
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 305-312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Markus Johnsson and Katarina Edwards

Phase Behavior and Aggregate Structure in Mixtures of Dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine and Poly(Ethylene Glycol)-Lipids
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 313-323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Agnès Le Saux, Jean-Marie Ruysschaert, and Erik Goormaghtigh

Membrane Molecule Reorientation in an Electric Field Recorded by Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 324-330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. P. Tieleman, H. J. C. Berendsen, and M. S. P. Sansom

Voltage-Dependent Insertion of Alamethicin at Phospholipid/Water and Octane/Water Interfaces
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 331-346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mathias Viard, Jacques Gallay, Michel Vincent, and Maïté Paternostre

Origin of Laurdan Sensitivity to the Vesicle-to-Micelle Transition of Phospholipid-Octylglucoside System: A Time-Resolved Fluorescence Study
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 347-359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MUSCLE AND CONTRACTILITY:

Donald A. Martyn, Michael Regnier, Daguang Xu, and Albert M. Gordon

Ca²⁺- and Cross-Bridge-Dependent Changes in N- and C-Terminal Structure of Troponin C in Rat Cardiac Muscle
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 360-370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maki Yamaguchi and Shigeru Takemori

Activating Efficiency of Ca²⁺ and Cross-Bridges As Measured by Phosphate Analog Release
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 371-378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ichiro Amitani, Takeshi Sakamoto, and Toshio Ando

Link between the Enzymatic Kinetics and Mechanical Behavior in an Actomyosin Motor
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 379-397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. K. Hoskins, C. C. Ashley, G. Rapp, and P. J. Griffiths

Time-Resolved X-Ray Diffraction by Skinned Skeletal Muscle Fibers during Activation and Shortening
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 398-414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas M. Butler, Srinivasa R. Narayan, Susan U. Mooers, David J. Hartshorne, and Marion J. Siegman

The Myosin Cross-Bridge Cycle and Its Control by Twitchin Phosphorylation in Catch Muscle
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 415-426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy C. Doyle, James E. Hansen, and Emil Reisler

Tryptophan Fluorescence of Yeast Actin Resolved via Conserved Mutations
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 427-434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David W. Maughan and Robert E. Godt

Protein Osmotic Pressure and the State of Water in Frog Myoplasm
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 435-442. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NUCLEIC ACIDS:

J. Ruiz-Chica, M. A. Medina, F. Sánchez-Jiménez, and F. J. Ramírez

Fourier Transform Raman Study of the Structural Specificities on the Interaction between DNA and Biogenic Polyamines
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 443-454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard Stefl, Nad'a Spacková, Imre Berger, Jaroslav Koca, and Jirí Sponer

Molecular Dynamics of DNA Quadruplex Molecules Containing Inosine, 6-Thioguanine and 6-Thiopurine
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 455-468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PHOTOBIOPHYSICS:

Istvan Szundi, Trevor E. Swartz, and Roberto A. Bogomolni

Multicolored Protein Conformation States in the Photocycle of Transducer-Free Sensory Rhodopsin-I
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 469-479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PROTEINS:

Andrea Rossi, Cristian Micheletti, Flavio Seno, and Amos Maritan

A Self-Consistent Knowledge-Based Approach to Protein Design
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 480-490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Justin P. Ludeman, James C. Whisstock, Paul C.R. Hopkins, Bernard F. Le Bonniec, and Stephen P. Bottomley

Structure of a Serpin-Enzyme Complex Probed by Cysteine Substitutions and Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 491-497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Artur Suisalu, Koit Mauring, Jaak Kikas, Levente Herenyi, and Judit Fidy

Energy Selection Is Not Correlated in the Q_x and Q_y Bands of a Mg-Porphyrin Embedded in a Protein
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 498-504. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. R. Atilgan, S. R. Durell, R. L. Jernigan, M. C. Demirel, O. Keskin, and I. Bahar

Anisotropy of Fluctuation Dynamics of Proteins with an Elastic Network Model
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 505-515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECTROSCOPY, IMAGING, OTHER TECHNIQUES:

William T. Baxter, Sergey F. Mironov, Alexey V. Zaitsev, José Jalife, and Arkady M. Pertsov

Visualizing Excitation Waves inside Cardiac Muscle Using Transillumination
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 516-530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joel Voldman, Rebecca A. Braff, Mehmet Toner, Martha L. Gray, and Martin A. Schmidt

Holding Forces of Single-Particle Dielectrophoretic Traps
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 531-541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Prokopová-Kubinová, L. Vargova, L. Tao, K. Ulbrich, V. Subr, E. Syková, and C. Nicholson

Poly[N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide] Polymers Diffuse in Brain Extracellular Space with Same Tortuosity as Small Molecules
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 542-548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Congwu Du, Guy A. MacGowan, Daniel L. Farkas, and Alan P. Koretsky

Calcium Measurements in Perfused Mouse Heart: Quantitating Fluorescence and Absorbance of Rhod-2 by Application of Photon Migration Theory
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 549-561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CELL BIOPHYSICS:

E. Ríos, N. Shirokova, W. G. Kirsch, G. Pizarro, M. D. Stern, H. Cheng, and A. González

A Preferred Amplitude of Calcium Sparks in Skeletal Muscle
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 169-183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian P. Helmke, David B. Thakker, Robert D. Goldman, and Peter F. Davies

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Flow-Induced Intermediate Filament Displacement in Living Endothelial Cells
Biophys. J. 2001 80: 184-194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANNUAL MEETING ABSTRACTS:

Abstracts of the 45th Annual Meeting, February 17-21, 2001, Boston, Massachusetts

To see an article, click its [Full Text] or [PDF] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.