Biophysical Journal -- Table of Contents (94 [11])

BIOPHYSICAL LETTERS:

Ines Hörger, Enrique Velasco, Germán Rivas, Marisela Vélez, and Pedro Tarazona: FtsZ Bacterial Cytoskeletal Polymers on Curved Surfaces: The Importance of Lateral Interactions
Biophys. J. 2008 94: L81-L83; Published ahead of print on March 21, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.128363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jaeheung Park, Jooyoung Kim, Taegon Lee, and Manho Lim: Dynamics of Ligand Rebinding to Unfolded MbCO by Guanidine HCl
Biophys. J. 2008 94: L84-L86; Published ahead of print on March 21, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.108.130641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]

NEW AND NOTABLE:

William E. Brownell: Poking versus Deflection: Anisotropy in Action
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4157-4158; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.108.129049. [Full Text] [PDF]

BIOPHYSICAL THEORY AND MODELING:

I. Ali, D. Marenduzzo, and J. M. Yeomans: Ejection Dynamics of Polymeric Chains from Viral Capsids: Effect of Solvent Quality
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4159-4164; Published ahead of print on January 11, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.111963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Philipp M. Diesinger and Dieter W. Heermann: The Influence of the Cylindrical Shape of the Nucleosomes and H1 Defects on Properties of Chromatin
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4165-4172; Published ahead of print on January 30, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.113902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Poonam Singhal, B. Jayaram, Surjit B. Dixit, and David L. Beveridge: Prokaryotic Gene Finding Based on Physicochemical Characteristics of Codons Calculated from Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4173-4183; Published ahead of print on March 7, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.116392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]

Johan Hake and Glenn T. Lines: Stochastic Binding of Ca²⁺ Ions in the Dyadic Cleft; Continuous versus Random Walk Description of Diffusion
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4184-4201; Published ahead of print on February 8, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.106.103523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Simone Fulle and Holger Gohlke: Analyzing the Flexibility of RNA Structures by Constraint Counting
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4202-4219; Published ahead of print on February 15, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.113415. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]

Svetoslav Nikolov and Dierk Raabe: Hierarchical Modeling of the Elastic Properties of Bone at Submicron Scales: The Role of Extrafibrillar Mineralization
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4220-4232; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.125567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Marko Djordjevic and Ralf Bundschuh: Formation of the Open Complex by Bacterial RNA Polymerase—A Quantitative Model
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4233-4248; Published ahead of print on February 15, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.116970. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

David J. Klinke, II, Irina V. Ustyugova, Kathleen M. Brundage, and John B. Barnett: Modulating Temporal Control of NF- ${kappa}$ B Activation: Implications for Therapeutic and Assay Selection
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4249-4259; Published ahead of print on February 15, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.120451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Satyavani Vemparala, Carmen Domene, and Michael L. Klein: Interaction of Anesthetics with Open and Closed Conformations of a Potassium Channel Studied via Molecular Dynamics and Normal Mode Analysis
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4260-4269; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.119958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]

Kwang-Il Goh, Byungnam Kahng, and Kwang-Hyun Cho: Sustained Oscillations in Extended Genetic Oscillatory Systems
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4270-4276; Published ahead of print on March 7, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.128017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Massimiliano Anselmi, Alfredo Di Nola, and Andrea Amadei: The Kinetics of Ligand Migration in Crystallized Myoglobin as Revealed by Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4277-4281; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.124529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CHANNELS, RECEPTORS, AND ELECTRICAL SIGNALING:

Roland Roth, Dirk Gillespie, Wolfgang Nonner, and Robert E. Eisenberg: Bubbles, Gating, and Anesthetics in Ion Channels
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4282-4298; Published ahead of print on January 30, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.120493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brian E. Erkkila, Anna V. Sedelnikova, and David S. Weiss: Stoichiometric Pore Mutations of the GABA_AR Reveal a Pattern of Hydrogen Bonding with Picrotoxin
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4299-4306; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.118455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

R. J. Mashl and E. Jakobsson: End-Point Targeted Molecular Dynamics: Large-Scale Conformational Changes in Potassium Channels
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4307-4319; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.118778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MEMBRANES:

Edgar E. Kooijman, Jesús Sot, L.-Ruth Montes, Alicia Alonso, Arne Gericke, Ben de Kruijff, Satyendra Kumar, and Felix M. Goñi: Membrane Organization and Ionization Behavior of the Minor but Crucial Lipid Ceramide-1-Phosphate
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4320-4330; Published ahead of print on February 22, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.121046. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Wei-Chin Hung, Fang-Yu Chen, Chang-Chun Lee, Yen Sun, Ming-Tao Lee, and Huey W. Huang: Membrane-Thinning Effect of Curcumin
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4331-4338; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.126888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Masatoshi Kobayashi, Andrey V. Struts, Toshimichi Fujiwara, Michael F. Brown, and Hideo Akutsu: Fluid Mechanical Matching of H⁺-ATP Synthase Subunit c-Ring with Lipid Membranes Revealed by ²H Solid-State NMR
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4339-4347; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.123745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mykola V. Rodnin, Yevgen O. Posokhov, Christiane Contino-Pépin, Joshua Brettmann, Alexander Kyrychenko, Sergiy S. Palchevskyy, Bernard Pucci, and Alexey S. Ladokhin: Interactions of Fluorinated Surfactants with Diphtheria Toxin T-Domain: Testing New Media for Studies of Membrane Proteins
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4348-4357; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.126235. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MUSCLE AND CONTRACTILITY:

Hui Wang, Shu Mao, Joseph M. Chalovich, and Gerard Marriott: Tropomyosin Dynamics in Cardiac Thin Filaments: A Multisite Förster Resonance Energy Transfer and Anisotropy Study
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4358-4369; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.121129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PHOTOBIOPHYSICS:

Marc G. Müller, Ingo Lindner, Iris Martin, Wolfgang Gärtner, and Alfred R. Holzwarth: Femtosecond Kinetics of Photoconversion of the Higher Plant Photoreceptor Phytochrome Carrying Native and Modified Chromophores
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4370-4382; Published ahead of print on January 16, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.106.091652. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]

Gary Hastings, K. M. Priyangika Bandaranayake, and Enrique Carrion: Time-Resolved FTIR Difference Spectroscopy in Combination with Specific Isotope Labeling for the Study of A₁, the Secondary Electron Acceptor in Photosystem 1
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4383-4392; Published ahead of print on February 15, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.113191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]

PROTEINS:

Eva S. Cobos, Adela M. Candel, and Jose C. Martinez: An Error Analysis for Two-State Protein-Folding Kinetic Parameters and ${varphi}$ -Values: Progress toward Precision by Exploring pH Dependencies on Leffler Plots
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4393-4404; Published ahead of print on January 25, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.113241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hai Xu, Shiamalee Perumal, Xiubo Zhao, Ning Du, Xiang-Yang Liu, Zongchao Jia, and Jian R. Lu: Interfacial Adsorption of Antifreeze Proteins: A Neutron Reflection Study
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4405-4413; Published ahead of print on January 30, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.124560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Massimiliano Meli, Giulia Morra, and Giorgio Colombo: Investigating the Mechanism of Peptide Aggregation: Insights from Mixed Monte Carlo-Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4414-4426; Published ahead of print on February 8, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.121061. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]

Christopher B. Stanley and Helmut H. Strey: Osmotically Induced Helix-Coil Transition in Poly(Glutamic Acid)
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4427-4434; Published ahead of print on January 16, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.122705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yasumasa Joti, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Mikio Kataoka, and Akio Kitao: Hydration Effect on Low-Frequency Protein Dynamics Observed in Simulated Neutron Scattering Spectra
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4435-4443; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.118042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Giovanni Settanni and Alan R. Fersht
High Temperature Unfolding Simulations of the TRPZ1 Peptide
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4444-4453; Published ahead of print on February 15, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.122606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Dejian Ma, Nicole R. Brandon, Tanxing Cui, Vasyl Bondarenko, Christian Canlas, Jonas S. Johansson, Pei Tang, and Yan Xu: Four- ${alpha}$ -Helix Bundle with Designed Anesthetic Binding Pockets. Part I: Structural and Dynamical Analyses
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4454-4463; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.117838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]

Tanxing Cui, Vasyl Bondarenko, Dejian Ma, Christian Canlas, Nicole R. Brandon, Jonas S. Johansson, Yan Xu, and Pei Tang: Four- ${alpha}$ -Helix Bundle with Designed Anesthetic Binding Pockets. Part II: Halothane Effects on Structure and Dynamics
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4464-4472; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.117853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]

Thomas A. Knotts, IV, Nitin Rathore, and Juan J. de Pablo: An Entropic Perspective of Protein Stability on Surfaces
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4473-4483; Published ahead of print on March 7, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.123158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Daisuke Takahashi, Etsuko Nishimoto, Tadashi Murase, and Shoji Yamashita: Protein-Protein Interaction on Lysozyme Crystallization Revealed by Rotational Diffusion Analysis
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4484-4492; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.111872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

SPECTROSCOPY, IMAGING, OTHER TECHNIQUES:

Jeffrey R. Simard, Frits Kamp, and James A. Hamilton: Measuring the Adsorption of Fatty Acids to Phospholipid Vesicles by Multiple Fluorescence Probes
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4493-4503; Published ahead of print on February 22, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.121186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ronald LaComb, Oleg Nadiarnykh, and Paul J. Campagnola: Quantitative Second Harmonic Generation Imaging of the Diseased State Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Experiment and Simulation
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4504-4514; Published ahead of print on February 15, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.114405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Shu Mao, Richard K. P. Benninger, Yuling Yan, Chutima Petchprayoon, David Jackson, Christopher J. Easley, David W. Piston, and Gerard Marriott: Optical Lock-In Detection of FRET Using Synthetic and Genetically Encoded Optical Switches
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4515-4524; Published ahead of print on February 15, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.124859. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]

CELL BIOPHYSICS:

E. Chapman-McQuiston and X. L. Wu: Stochastic Receptor Expression Allows Sensitive Bacteria to Evade Phage Attack. Part I: Experiments
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4525-4536; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.120212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]

E. Chapman-McQuiston and X. L. Wu: Stochastic Receptor Expression Allows Sensitive Bacteria to Evade Phage Attack. Part II: Theoretical Analyses
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4537-4548; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.121723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY:

Arpan R. Mehta, Christopher L.-H. Huang, Jeremy N. Skepper, and James A. Fraser: Extracellular Charge Adsorption Influences Intracellular Electrochemical Homeostasis in Amphibian Skeletal Muscle
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4549-4560; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.128587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

OTHER:

Yifat Guy, Mats Sandberg, and Stephen G. Weber: Determination of ${zeta}$ -Potential in Rat Organotypic Hippocampal Cultures
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4561-4569; Published ahead of print on February 8, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.112722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]

R. Gueta, D. Barlam, R. Z. Shneck, and I. Rousso: Sound-Evoked Deflections of Outer Hair Cell Stereocilia Arise from Tectorial Membrane Anisotropy
Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4570-4576; Published ahead of print on February 29, 2008 as doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.125203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement]

CORRECTIONS:

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Biophys. J. 2008 94: 4577(11) [Full Text] [PDF]