Publications

Microarray analysis of Mycobacterium bovis BCG revealed induction of iron acquisition related genes in response to hydrogen peroxide.
Jang HJ, Nde C, Toghrol F, Bentley WE. 2009. Microarray analysis of Mycobacterium bovis BCG revealed induction of iron acquisition related genes in response to hydrogen peroxide. Environmental science & technology 43(24): 9465-72. DOI: 10.1021/es902255q
A minimal sequence code for switching protein structure and function.
Alexander PA, He Y, Chen Y, Orban J, Bryan PN. 2009. A minimal sequence code for switching protein structure and function. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106(50): 21149-54. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0906408106
Alternative mechanisms for coordinating polymerase alpha and MCM helicase.
Lee C, Liachko I, Bouten R, Kelman Z, Tye BK. 2010. Alternative mechanisms for coordinating polymerase alpha and MCM helicase. Molecular and cellular biology 30(2): 423-35. DOI: 10.1128/MCB.01240-09
Quantitative study of Au(III) and Pd(II) ion biosorption on genetically engineered Tobacco mosaic virus.
Lim JS, Kim SM, Lee SY, Stach EA, Culver JN, Harris MT. 2010. Quantitative study of Au(III) and Pd(II) ion biosorption on genetically engineered Tobacco mosaic virus. Journal of colloid and interface science 342(2): 455-61. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2009.10.028
An Improved Reaction Coordinate for Nucleic Acid Base Flipping Studies.
Song K, Campbell AJ, Bergonzo C, de Los Santos C, Grollman AP, Simmerling C. 2009. An Improved Reaction Coordinate for Nucleic Acid Base Flipping Studies. Journal of chemical theory and computation 5(11): 3105-13. DOI: 10.1021/ct9001575
Chemical shift assignments for human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1.
Manvilla BA, Varney KM, Drohat AC. 2010. Chemical shift assignments for human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1. Biomolecular NMR assignments 4(1): 5-8. DOI: 10.1007/s12104-009-9196-y
S100A1: Structure, Function, and Therapeutic Potential.
Wright NT, Cannon BR, Zimmer DB, Weber DJ. 2009. S100A1: Structure, Function, and Therapeutic Potential. Current chemical biology 3(2): 138-145.
4-Pregnen-21-ol-3,20-dione-21-(4-bromobenzenesulfonate) (NSC 88915) and related novel steroid derivatives as tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase (Tdp1) inhibitors.
Dexheimer TS, Gediya LK, Stephen AG, Weidlich I, Antony S, Marchand C, Interthal H, Nicklaus M, Fisher RJ, Njar VC, et al. 2009. 4-Pregnen-21-ol-3,20-dione-21-(4-bromobenzenesulfonate) (NSC 88915) and related novel steroid derivatives as tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase (Tdp1) inhibitors. Journal of medicinal chemistry 52(22): 7122-31. DOI: 10.1021/jm901061s
Quieting cross talk--the quorum sensing regulator LsrR as a possible target for fighting bacterial infections.
Byrd CM, Bentley WE. 2009. Quieting cross talk--the quorum sensing regulator LsrR as a possible target for fighting bacterial infections. Cell research 19(11): 1229-30. DOI: 10.1038/cr.2009.122
Promise and challenges in drug discovery and development of hybrid anticancer drugs.
Gediya LK, Njar VC. 2009. Promise and challenges in drug discovery and development of hybrid anticancer drugs. Expert opinion on drug discovery 4(11): 1099-111. DOI: 10.1517/17460440903341705
Poly[di(carboxylatophenoxy)phosphazene] is a potent adjuvant for intradermal immunization.
Andrianov AK, DeCollibus DP, Gillis HA, Kha HH, Marin A, Prausnitz MR, Babiuk LA, Townsend H, Mutwiri G. 2009. Poly[di(carboxylatophenoxy)phosphazene] is a potent adjuvant for intradermal immunization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106(45): 18936-41. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908842106
Deletion of PTEN promotes tumorigenic signaling, resistance to anoikis, and altered response to chemotherapeutic agents in human mammary epithelial cells.
Vitolo MI, Weiss MB, Szmacinski M, Tahir K, Waldman T, Park BH, Martin SS, Weber DJ, Bachman KE. 2009. Deletion of PTEN promotes tumorigenic signaling, resistance to anoikis, and altered response to chemotherapeutic agents in human mammary epithelial cells. Cancer research 69(21): 8275-83. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-09-1067
Unique biomechanical interactions between myeloma cells and bone marrow stroma cells.
Feng Y, Ofek G, Choi DS, Wen J, Hu J, Zhao H, Zu Y, Athanasiou KA, Chang CC. 2010. Unique biomechanical interactions between myeloma cells and bone marrow stroma cells. Progress in biophysics and molecular biology 103(1): 148-56. DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2009.10.004
Solution structure and functional characterization of human plasminogen kringle 5.
Battistel MD, Grishaev A, An SS, Castellino FJ, Llinás M. 2009. Solution structure and functional characterization of human plasminogen kringle 5. Biochemistry 48(43): 10208-19. DOI: 10.1021/bi901433n
Distinct conformations of Ly49 natural killer cell receptors mediate MHC class I recognition in trans and cis.
Back J, Malchiodi EL, Cho S, Scarpellino L, Schneider P, Kerzic MC, Mariuzza RA, Held W. 2009. Distinct conformations of Ly49 natural killer cell receptors mediate MHC class I recognition in trans and cis. Immunity 31(4): 598-608. DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2009.07.007