NEW AND NOTABLE:

Giuseppe Zaccai

19 Å Solution Structure of the Filarial Nematode Immunomodulatory Protein, ES-62
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1419-1420. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BIOPHYSICAL THEORY AND MODELING:

Swarnalatha Y. Reddy, Fabrice Leclerc, and Martin Karplus

DNA Polymorphism: A Comparison of Force Fields for Nucleic Acids
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1421-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]  

Maria L. Barreca, Keun Woo Lee, Alba Chimirri, and James M. Briggs

Molecular Dynamics Studies of the Wild-Type and Double Mutant HIV-1 Integrase Complexed with the 5CITEP Inhibitor: Mechanism for Inhibition and Drug Resistance
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1450-1463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Peter Tieleman, Vitali Borisenko, Mark S. P. Sansom, and G. Andrew Woolley

Understanding pH-Dependent Selectivity of Alamethicin K18 Channels by Computer Simulation
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1464-1469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Irina Baran

Integrated Luminal and Cytosolic Aspects of the Calcium Release Control
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1470-1485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jure Derganc, Bojan Bozic, Sasa Svetina, and Bostjan Zeks

Equilibrium Shapes of Erythrocytes in Rouleau Formation
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1486-1492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wolfgang Swegat, Jürgen Schlitter, Peter Krüger, and Axel Wollmer

MD Simulation of Protein-Ligand Interaction: Formation and Dissociation of an Insulin-Phenol Complex
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1493-1506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enrico Mombelli, Roger Morris, William Taylor, and Franca Fraternali

Hydrogen-Bonding Propensities of Sphingomyelin in Solution and in a Bilayer Assembly: A Molecular Dynamics Study
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1507-1517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Piotr Pokarowski, Andrzej Kolinski, and Jeffrey Skolnick

A Minimal Physically Realistic Protein-Like Lattice Model: Designing an Energy Landscape that Ensures All-Or-None Folding to a Unique Native State
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1518-1526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Volker Knecht and Helmut Grubmüller

Mechanical Coupling via the Membrane Fusion SNARE Protein Syntaxin 1A: A Molecular Dynamics Study
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1527-1547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Gnanakaran and Angel E. Garcia

Folding of a Highly Conserved Diverging Turn Motif from the SH3 Domain
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1548-1562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julia Trommershäuser, Ralf Schneggenburger, Annette Zippelius, and Erwin Neher

Heterogeneous Presynaptic Release Probabilities: Functional Relevance for Short-Term Plasticity
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1563-1579. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrej Bugrim, Ray Fontanilla, Bridget B. Eutenier, Joel Keizer, and Richard Nuccitelli

Sperm Initiate a Ca²⁺ Wave in Frog Eggs that is More Similar to Ca²⁺ Waves Initiated by IP₃ than by Ca²⁺
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1580-1590. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alex Mogilner and George Oster

Force Generation by Actin Polymerization II: The Elastic Ratchet and Tethered Filaments
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1591-1605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Bundschuh, F. Hayot, and C. Jayaprakash

Fluctuations and Slow Variables in Genetic Networks
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1606-1615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shelly Tzlil, James T. Kindt, William M. Gelbart, and Avinoam Ben-Shaul

Forces and Pressures in DNA Packaging and Release from Viral Capsids
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1616-1627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cláudio M. Soares, Vitor H. Teixeira, and António M. Baptista

Protein Structure and Dynamics in Nonaqueous Solvents: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1628-1641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Tables]  

Anatoly B. Kolomeisky and Michael E. Fisher

A Simple Kinetic Model Describes the Processivity of Myosin-V
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1642-1650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CHANNELS, RECEPTORS, AND TRANSPORTERS:

Christopher N. Kästner, Michael Prummer, Beate Sick, Alois Renn, Urs P. Wild, and Peter Dimroth

The Citrate Carrier CitS Probed by Single-Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1651-1659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vivian W. Tang and Daniel A. Goodenough

Paracellular Ion Channel at the Tight Junction
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1660-1673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erin R. O'Neill, Magdalena M. Sakowska, and Derek R. Laver

Regulation of the Calcium Release Channel from Skeletal Muscle by Suramin and the Disulfonated Stilbene Derivatives DIDS, DBDS, and DNDS
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1674-1689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Flemming Cornelius and Yasser A. Mahmmoud

Direct Activation of Gastric H,K-ATPase by N-Terminal Protein Kinase C Phosphorylation. Comparison of the Acute Regulation Mechanisms of H,K-ATPase and Na,K-ATPase
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1690-1700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Victor A. Derkach

Silence Analysis of AMPA Receptor Mutated at the CaM-Kinase II Phosphorylation Site
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1701-1708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan M. Cibulsky and William A. Sather

Control of Ion Conduction in L-type Ca²⁺ Channels by the Concerted Action of S5–6 Regions
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1709-1719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Hapfelmeier, C. Tredt, R. Haseneder, W. Zieglgänsberger, B. Eisensamer, R. Rupprecht, and G. Rammes

Co-expression of the 5-HT_3B Serotonin Receptor Subunit Alters the Biophysics of the 5-HT₃ Receptor
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1720-1733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEMBRANES:

Erdem Karatekin, Olivier Sandre, Hicham Guitouni, Nicolas Borghi, Pierre-Henri Puech, and Françoise Brochard-Wyart

Cascades of Transient Pores in Giant Vesicles: Line Tension and Transport
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1734-1749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexandr Chanturiya, Jingping Yang, Puthupparampil Scaria, Jaroslav Stanek, Joerg Frei, Helmut Mett, and Martin Woodle

New Cationic Lipids Form Channel-Like Pores in Phospholipid Bilayers
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1750-1755. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clarence C. Lee and Nils O. Petersen

The Lateral Diffusion of Selectively Aggregated Peptides in Giant Unilamellar Vesicles
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1756-1764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert M. Shroll and T. P. Straatsma

Molecular Basis for Microbial Adhesion to Geochemical Surfaces: Computer Simulation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Adhesion to Goethite
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1765-1772. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suren A. Tatulian

Structural Effects of Covalent Inhibition of Phospholipase A₂ Suggest Allosteric Coupling between Membrane Binding and Catalytic Sites
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1773-1783. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xin Guo, J. Andrew MacKay, and Francis C. Szoka, Jr.

Mechanism of pH-Triggered Collapse of Phosphatidylethanolamine Liposomes Stabilized by an Ortho Ester Polyethyleneglycol Lipid
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1784-1795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zdzislaw Salamon, Göran Lindblom, and Gordon Tollin

Plasmon-Waveguide Resonance and Impedance Spectroscopy Studies of the Interaction between Penetratin and Supported Lipid Bilayer Membranes
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1796-1807. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lin Yang and Huey W. Huang

A Rhombohedral Phase of Lipid Containing a Membrane Fusion Intermediate Structure
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1808-1817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomasz Róg and Marta Pasenkiewicz-Gierula

Effects of Epicholesterol on the Phosphatidylcholine Bilayer: A Molecular Simulation Study
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1818-1826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jared C. Lawrence, David E. Saslowsky, J. Michael Edwardson, and Robert M. Henderson

Real-Time Analysis of the Effects of Cholesterol on Lipid Raft Behavior Using Atomic Force Microscopy
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1827-1832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MUSCLE AND CONTRACTILITY:

Stefan Lakämper, Athina Kallipolitou, Günther Woehlke, Manfred Schliwa, and Edgar Meyhöfer

Single Fungal Kinesin Motor Molecules Move Processively along Microtubules
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1833-1843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Rice, Y. Cui, C. Sindelar, N. Naber, M. Matuska, R. Vale, and R. Cooke

Thermodynamic Properties of the Kinesin Neck-Region Docking to the Catalytic Core
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1844-1854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NUCLEIC ACIDS:

Earle Stellwagen and Nancy C. Stellwagen

Probing the Electrostatic Shielding of DNA with Capillary Electrophoresis
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1855-1866. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xu Wang, Wei Cao, Aoneng Cao, and Luhua Lai

Thermodynamic Characterization of the Folding Coupled DNA Binding by the Monomeric Transcription Activator GCN4 Peptide
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1867-1875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PROTEINS:

Danilo Roccatano, Isabella Daidone, Marc-Antoine Ceruso, Cecilia Bossa, and Alfredo Di Nola

Selective Excitation of Native Fluctuations during Thermal Unfolding Simulations: Horse Heart Cytochrome c as a Case Study
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1876-1883. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Zanuy, Buyong Ma, and Ruth Nussinov

Short Peptide Amyloid Organization: Stabilities and Conformations of the Islet Amyloid Peptide NFGAIL
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1884-1894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hui Lu, Long Lu, and Jeffrey Skolnick

Development of Unified Statistical Potentials Describing Protein-Protein Interactions
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1895-1901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C.-M. Chen and C.-C. Chen

Computer Simulations of Membrane Protein Folding: Structure and Dynamics
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1902-1908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Miriam Gulotta, Eduard Rogatsky, Robert H. Callender, and R. Brian Dyer

Primary Folding Dynamics of Sperm Whale Apomyoglobin: Core Formation
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1909-1918. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Selvaraj and M. Michael Gromiha

Role of Hydrophobic Clusters and Long-Range Contact Networks in the Folding of (/ß)₈ Barrel Proteins
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1919-1925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Madhusoodanan and Themis Lazaridis

Investigation of Pathways for the Low-pH Conformational Transition in Influenza Hemagglutinin
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1926-1939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Wüstneck, R. Wüstneck, J. Perez-Gil, and U. Pison

Effects of Oligomerization and Secondary Structure on the Surface Behavior of Pulmonary Surfactant Proteins SP-B and SP-C
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1940-1949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES:

Tomomi Furuya, Taira Kiyota, Sannamu Lee, Tohru Inoue, Gohsuke Sugihara, Anna Logvinova, Paul Goldsmith, and H. Michael Ellerby

Nanotubules Formed by Highly Hydrophobic Amphiphilic -Helical Peptides and Natural Phospholipids
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1950-1959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean Pierre Clamme, Joel Azoulay, and Yves Mély

Monitoring of the Formation and Dissociation of Polyethylenimine/DNA Complexes by Two Photon Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1960-1968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masamichi Tsuboi, Stacy A. Overman, Koji Nakamura, Arantxa Rodriguez-Casado, and George J. Thomas, Jr.

Orientation and Interactions of an Essential Tryptophan (Trp-38) in the Capsid Subunit of Pf3 Filamentous Virus
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1969-1976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECTROSCOPY, IMAGING, OTHER TECHNIQUES:

Parijat Sengupta, K. Garai, J. Balaji, N. Periasamy, and S. Maiti

Measuring Size Distribution in Highly Heterogeneous Systems with Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1977-1984. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Grazia M. Cereghetti, Arthur Schweiger, Rudi Glockshuber, and Sabine Van Doorslaer

Stability and Cu(II) Binding of Prion Protein Variants Related to Inherited Human Prion Diseases
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1985-1997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures]  

Motomasa Tanaka, Koji Matsuura, Shiro Yoshioka, Satoshi Takahashi, Koichiro Ishimori, Hiroshi Hori, and Isao Morishima

Activation of Hydrogen Peroxide in Horseradish Peroxidase Occurs within 200 µs Observed by a New Freeze-Quench Device
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 1998-2004. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cécile Fradin, Asmahan Abu-Arish, Rony Granek, and Michael Elbaum

Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy Close to a Fluctuating Membrane
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 2005-2020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlo Meneghini, Maria Chiara Dalconi, Stefania Nuzzo, Settimio Mobilio, and Rudy H. Wenk

Rietveld Refinement on X-Ray Diffraction Patterns of Bioapatite in Human Fetal Bones
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 2021-2029. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Saveez Saffarian and Elliot L. Elson

Statistical Analysis of Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy: The Standard Deviation and Bias
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 2030-2042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hong Xing You, Xiaoyang Qi, Gregory A. Grabowski, and Lei Yu

Phospholipid Membrane Interactions of Saposin C: In Situ Atomic Force Microscopic Study
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 2043-2057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CELL BIOPHYSICS:

Anne Pierres, Philippe Eymeric, Emmanuelle Baloche, Dominique Touchard, Anne-Marie Benoliel, and Pierre Bongrand

Cell Membrane Alignment along Adhesive Surfaces: Contribution of Active and Passive Cell Processes
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 2058-2070. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jordi Alcaraz, Lara Buscemi, Mireia Grabulosa, Xavier Trepat, Ben Fabry, Ramon Farré, and Daniel Navajas

Microrheology of Human Lung Epithelial Cells Measured by Atomic Force Microscopy
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 2071-2079. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. A. Lundbæk, O.S. Andersen, T. Werge, and C. Nielsen

Cholesterol-Induced Protein Sorting: An Analysis of Energetic Feasibility
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 2080-2089. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BIOENERGETICS:

Antoine Taly, Pierre Sebban, Jeremy C. Smith, and G. Matthias Ullmann

The Position of Q_B in the Photosynthetic Reaction Center Depends on pH: A Theoretical Analysis of the Proton Uptake upon Q_B Reduction
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 2090-2098. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY:

Jianwei Shuai, Marom Bikson, Philip J. Hahn, Jun Lian, and Dominique M. Durand

Ionic Mechanisms Underlying Spontaneous CA1 Neuronal Firing in Ca²⁺-Free Solution
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 2099-2111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OTHER:

Marius Schmidt, Sudarshan Rajagopal, Zhong Ren, and Keith Moffat

Application of Singular Value Decomposition to the Analysis of Time-Resolved Macromolecular X-Ray Data
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 2112-2129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRECTIONS:

Correction
Biophys. J. 2003 84: 2130(3) [Full Text] [PDF]  

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