NEW AND NOTABLE:

Zygmunt (Karol) Gryczynski

FCS Imaging—A Way to Look at Cellular Processes
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 1943-1944; Published ahead of print on January 4, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.119727. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BIOPHYSICAL THEORY AND MODELING:

Peter Werner Hildebrand, Stefan Günther, Andrean Goede, Lucy Forrest, Cornelius Frömmel, and Robert Preissner

Hydrogen-Bonding and Packing Features of Membrane Proteins: Functional Implications
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 1945-1953; Published ahead of print on October 5, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.110395. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jürgen Reingruber and David Holcman

The Dynamics of Phosphodiesterase Activation in Rods and Cones
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 1954-1970; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.116202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tyler Luchko, J. Torin Huzil, Maria Stepanova, and Jack Tuszynski

Conformational Analysis of the Carboxy-Terminal Tails of Human β-Tubulin Isotypes
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 1971-1982; Published ahead of print on November 9, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.115113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qianshu Li and Xiufeng Lang

Internal Noise-Sustained Circadian Rhythms in a Drosophila Model
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 1983-1994; Published ahead of print on November 9, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.109611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hendrik Fuß, Werner Dubitzky, C. Stephen Downes, and Mary Jo Kurth

Src Family Kinases and Receptors: Analysis of Three Activation Mechanisms by Dynamic Systems Modeling
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 1995-2006; Published ahead of print on November 30, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.115022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicolas Lux Fawzi, Kevin L. Kohlstedt, Yuka Okabe, and Teresa Head-Gordon

Protofibril Assemblies of the Arctic, Dutch, and Flemish Mutants of the Alzheimer's Aβ_1–40 Peptide
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2007-2016; Published ahead of print on November 21, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.121467. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiao Wang, Beverly Errede, and Timothy C. Elston

Mathematical Analysis and Quantification of Fluorescent Proteins as Transcriptional Reporters
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2017-2026; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.122200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Supriyo Bhattacharya, Spencer E. Hall, Hubert Li, and Nagarajan Vaidehi

Ligand-Stabilized Conformational States of Human β₂ Adrenergic Receptor: Insight into G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Activation
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2027-2042; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.117648. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]  

Vijayanand Vajrala, James R. Claycomb, Hugo Sanabria, and John H. Miller, Jr.

Effects of Oscillatory Electric Fields on Internal Membranes: An Analytical Model
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2043-2052; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.114611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inga Wang, Antonio Z. Politi, Nessy Tania, Yan Bai, Michael J. Sanderson, and James Sneyd

A Mathematical Model of Airway and Pulmonary Arteriole Smooth Muscle
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2053-2064; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.113977. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Santillán

Bistable Behavior in a Model of the lac Operon in Escherichia coli with Variable Growth Rate
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2065-2081; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.118026. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeremy Roland, Julien Berro, Alphée Michelot, Laurent Blanchoin, and Jean-Louis Martiel

Stochastic Severing of Actin Filaments by Actin Depolymerizing Factor/Cofilin Controls the Emergence of a Steady Dynamical Regime
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2082-2094; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.121988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]  

Sheng Meng and Efthimios Kaxiras

Theoretical Models of Eumelanin Protomolecules and their Optical Properties
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2095-2105; Published ahead of print on November 9, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.121087. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CHANNELS, RECEPTORS, AND ELECTRICAL SIGNALING:

Brian Adair, Rashmi Nunn, Shannon Lewis, Iain Dukes, Louis Philipson, and Mark Yeager

Single Particle Image Reconstruction of the Human Recombinant Kv2.1 Channel
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2106-2114; Published ahead of print on January 22, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.118562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEMBRANES:

M. S. Kent, H. Yim, J. K. Murton, S. Satija, J. Majewski, and I. Kuzmenko

Oligomerization of Membrane-Bound Diphtheria Toxin (CRM197) Facilitates a Transition to the Open Form and Deep Insertion
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2115-2127; Published ahead of print on November 30, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.113498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]  

Margarida Bastos, Guangyue Bai, Paula Gomes, David Andreu, Erik Goormaghtigh, and Manuel Prieto

Energetics and Partition of Two Cecropin-Melittin Hybrid Peptides to Model Membranes of Different Composition
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2128-2141; Published ahead of print on November 21, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.119032. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

André Ziegler and Joachim Seelig

Binding and Clustering of Glycosaminoglycans: A Common Property of Mono- and Multivalent Cell-Penetrating Compounds
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2142-2149; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.113472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sabine Danner, Georg Pabst, Karl Lohner, and Andrea Hickel

Structure and Thermotropic Behavior of the Staphylococcus aureus Lipid Lysyl-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2150-2159; Published ahead of print on November 30, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.123422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MUSCLE AND CONTRACTILITY:

Alexandre Lewalle, Walter Steffen, Olivia Stevenson, Zhenqian Ouyang, and John Sleep

Single-Molecule Measurement of the Stiffness of the Rigor Myosin Head
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2160-2169; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.119396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Tassieri, R. M. L. Evans, L. Barbu-Tudoran, J. Trinick, and T. A. Waigh

The Self-Assembly, Elasticity, and Dynamics of Cardiac Thin Filaments
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2170-2178; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.116087. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]  

NUCLEIC ACIDS:

Hari Shroff, David Sivak, Jake J. Siegel, A. L. McEvoy, Merek Siu, Andrew Spakowitz, Phillip L. Geissler, and Jan Liphardt

Optical Measurement of Mechanical Forces Inside Short DNA Loops
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2179-2186; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.114413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]  

PHOTOBIOPHYSICS:

Yuji Hoshihara, Yasushi Imamoto, Mikio Kataoka, Fumio Tokunaga, and Masahide Terazima

Conformational Changes in the N-Terminal Region of Photoactive Yellow Protein: A Time-Resolved Diffusion Study
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2187-2193; Published ahead of print on November 16, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.115253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuji Miyazawa, Hirotaka Nishioka, Kei Yura, and Takahisa Yamato

Discrimination of Class I Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer Photolyase from Blue Light Photoreceptors by Single Methionine Residue
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2194-2203; Published ahead of print on November 30, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.119248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PROTEINS:

Lanti Yang, Kees O. van der Werf, Carel F. C. Fitié, Martin L. Bennink, Pieter J. Dijkstra, and Jan Feijen

Mechanical Properties of Native and Cross-linked Type I Collagen Fibrils
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2204-2211; Published ahead of print on November 21, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.111013. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vishard Ragoonanan and Alptekin Aksan

Heterogeneity in Desiccated Solutions: Implications for Biostabilization
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2212-2227; Published ahead of print on November 30, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.110684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrícia S. Santiago, Franciane Moura, Leonardo M. Moreira, Marco M. Domingues, Nuno C. Santos, and Marcel Tabak

Dynamic Light Scattering and Optical Absorption Spectroscopy Study of pH and Temperature Stabilities of the Extracellular Hemoglobin of Glossoscolex paulistus
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2228-2240; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.116780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alessandro Guerini Rocco, Luca Mollica, Piero Ricchiuto, António M. Baptista, Elisabetta Gianazza, and Ivano Eberini

Characterization of the Protein Unfolding Processes Induced by Urea and Temperature
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2241-2251; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.115535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Flaviu Gruia, Minoru Kubo, Xiong Ye, and Paul M. Champion

Investigations of Vibrational Coherence in the Low-Frequency Region of Ferric Heme Proteins
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2252-2268; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.122119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregor Witte, Roman Fedorov, and Ute Curth

Biophysical Analysis of Thermus aquaticus Single-Stranded DNA Binding Protein
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2269-2279; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.121533. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]  

Roy W. Alston, Mauricio Lasagna, Gerald R. Grimsley, J. Martin Scholtz, Gregory D. Reinhart, and C. Nick Pace

Peptide Sequence and Conformation Strongly Influence Tryptophan Fluorescence
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2280-2287; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.116921. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roy W. Alston, Mauricio Lasagna, Gerald R. Grimsley, J. Martin Scholtz, Gregory D. Reinhart, and C. Nick Pace

Tryptophan Fluorescence Reveals the Presence of Long-Range Interactions in the Denatured State of Ribonuclease Sa
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2288-2296; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.116954. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marta Bruix, Marc Ribó, Antoni Benito, Douglas V. Laurents, Manuel Rico, and Maria Vilanova

Destabilizing Mutations Alter the Hydrogen Exchange Mechanism in Ribonuclease A
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2297-2305; Published ahead of print on January 11, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.122952. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]  

SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES:

Andrea Catte, James C. Patterson, Denys Bashtovyy, Martin K. Jones, Feifei Gu, Ling Li, Aldo Rampioni, Durba Sengupta, Timo Vuorela, Perttu Niemelä, Mikko Karttunen, Siewert Jan Marrink, Ilpo Vattulainen, and Jere P. Segrest

Structure of Spheroidal HDL Particles Revealed by Combined Atomistic and Coarse-Grained Simulations
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2306-2319; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.115857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SPECTROSCOPY, IMAGING, OTHER TECHNIQUES:

Saveez Saffarian and Tomas Kirchhausen

Differential Evanescence Nanometry: Live-Cell Fluorescence Measurements with 10-nm Axial Resolution on the Plasma Membrane
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2333-2342; Published ahead of print on November 9, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.117234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]  

M. Kruithof, F. Chien, M. de Jager, and J. van Noort

Subpiconewton Dynamic Force Spectroscopy Using Magnetic Tweezers
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2343-2348; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.121673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]  

Joseph P. Skinner, Yan Chen, and Joachim D. Müller

Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy in the Presence of Immobile Fluorophores
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2349-2360; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.115642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher B. Raub, Jay Unruh, Vinod Suresh, Tatiana Krasieva, Tore Lindmo, Enrico Gratton, Bruce J. Tromberg, and Steven C. George

Image Correlation Spectroscopy of Multiphoton Images Correlates with Collagen Mechanical Properties
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2361-2373; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.120006. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kalpit V. Desai, T. Gary Bishop, Leandra Vicci, E. Timothy O'Brien, Sr., Russell M. Taylor, 2nd, and Richard Superfine

Agnostic Particle Tracking for Three-Dimensional Motion of Cellular Granules and Membrane-Tethered Bead Dynamics
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2374-2384; Published ahead of print on November 30, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.114140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CELL BIOPHYSICS:

S. A. Niederer, P. Swietach, D. A. Wilson, N. P. Smith, and R. D. Vaughan-Jones

Measuring and Modeling Chloride-Hydroxyl Exchange in the Guinea-Pig Ventricular Myocyte
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2385-2403; Published ahead of print on November 30, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.118885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander Skupin, Helmut Kettenmann, Ulrike Winkler, Maria Wartenberg, Heinrich Sauer, Stephen C. Tovey, Colin W. Taylor, and Martin Falcke

How Does Intracellular Ca²⁺ Oscillate: By Chance or by the Clock?
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2404-2411; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.119495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]  

Nic D. Leipzig and Kyriacos A. Athanasiou

Static Compression of Single Chondrocytes Catabolically Modifies Single-Cell Gene Expression
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2412-2422; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.114207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BIOENERGETICS:

Chantal D. van der Weij-De Wit, Alexander B. Doust, Ivo H. M. van Stokkum, Jan P. Dekker, Krystyna E. Wilk, Paul M. G. Curmi, and Rienk van Grondelle

Phycocyanin Sensitizes both Photosystem I and Photosystem II in Cryptophyte Chroomonas CCMP270 Cells
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2423-2433; Published ahead of print on November 16, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.113993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Filipa L. Sousa, Andreia F. Veríssimo, António M. Baptista, Tewfik Soulimane, Miguel Teixeira, and Manuela M. Pereira

Redox Properties of Thermus thermophilus ba₃: Different Electron-Proton Coupling in Oxygen Reductases?
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 2434-2441; Published ahead of print on December 7, 2007 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.122614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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