Publications
Cracked Actin Filaments as Mechanosensitive Receptors. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. Submitted .
. Prediction of the essential intermolecular contacts for side-binding of VASP on F-Actin. Cytoskeleton. Submitted .
. Prediction of the essential intermolecular contacts for side-binding of VASP on F-Actin. Cytoskeleton. Submitted .
. . . Proton Dissociation and Delocalization Under Stepwise Hydration of Zeolite HZSM-5. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2023 ;127:16175-16186.
. Structure and Function of Lipid Droplet Assembly Complexes. Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 2023 ;80:102606.
. The structure of phosphatidylinositol remodeling MBOAT7 reveals its catalytic mechanism and enables inhibitor identification. Nat. Commun. 2023 ;14:3533.
Transient Water Wires Mediate Selective Proton Conduction in Designed Channel Proteins. Nat. Chem. 2023 ;15(7):1012–1021.
. Activated I-BAR IRSp53 clustering controls the formation of VASP-actin-based membrane protrusions. Sci. Adv. 2022 ;8(41):eabp8677.
Computational Studies of Lipid Droplets. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2022 ;126(11):2145–2154.
. Cooperative Multivalent Receptor Binding Promotes Exposure of the SARS-CoV-2 Fusion Machinery Core. Nat. Commun. 2022 ;13:1002.
. Key Factors Governing Initial Stages of Lipid Droplet Formation. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2022 ;126(2):453–462.
. Prion-like low complexity regions enable avid virus-host interactions during HIV-1 infection. Nat. Commun. 2022 ;13:5879.
Prion-like low complexity regions enable avid virus-host interactions during HIV-1 infection. Nat. Commun. 2022 ;13:5879.
Seipin Transmembrane Segments Critically Function in Triglyceride Nucleation and Droplet Budding from the Membrane. eLife. 2022 ;11:e75808.
. Structure of SARS-CoV-2 M protein in lipid nanodiscs. eLife. 2022 ;11:e81702.
. Structure of SARS-CoV-2 M protein in lipid nanodiscs. eLife. 2022 ;11:e81702.
. Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems: The Central Role of Water/Solid Interfaces in Adsorption, Reactivity, and Transport. Chem. Rev. 2021 ;121(21):9450−9501.
Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems: The Central Role of Water/Solid Interfaces in Adsorption, Reactivity, and Transport. Chem. Rev. 2021 ;121(21):9450−9501.
Compressive and Tensile Deformations Alter ATP Hydrolysis and Phosphate Release Rates in Actin Filaments. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2021 ;17(3):1900–1913.
. Formin Cdc12’s Specific Actin Assembly Properties are Tailored for Cytokinesis in Fission Yeast. Mol. Biol. Cell. 2021 ;120(15):2984–2997.
. Physical Characterization of Triolein and Implications for Its Role in Lipid Droplet Biogenesis. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2021 ;125(25):6872–6888.
. Structural Characterization of Protonated Water Clusters Confined in HZSM-5 Zeolites. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021 ;143(27):10203–10213.
. Structural Basis for Polarized Elongation of Actin Filaments. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2020 ;117(48):30458–30464.
. Ena/VASP processive elongation is modulated by avidity on actin filaments bundled by the filopodia crosslinker fascin. Mol. Biol. Cell. 2019 ;30(7):851–862.
. Ena/VASP processive elongation is modulated by avidity on actin filaments bundled by the filopodia crosslinker fascin. Mol. Biol. Cell. 2019 ;30(7):851–862.
. Mechanical and Kinetic Factors Drive Sorting of F-actin Crosslinkers on Bundles. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2019 ;116(13):16192–16197.
. Insights into the Cooperative Nature of ATP Hydrolysis in Actin Filaments. Biophys. J. 2018 ;115(18):1589–1602.
. Mechanism of Targeting of Amphipathic Helix-Containing Proteins to Lipid Droplets. Dev. Cell. 2018 ;44(1):73–86.
. Multiscale Simulation of Actin Filaments and Actin-Associated Proteins. Biophys. Rev. 2018 ;10(6):1521–1535.
. Competition Between Tropomyosin, Fimbrin, and ADF/Cofilin Drive Their Sorting to Distinct Actin Filament Networks. eLife. 2017 ;6.
. Improved Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics by Minimally Biasing with Experimental Data. J. Chem. Phys. 2017 ;146.
. Mechanosensitive Inhibition of Formin Facilitates Contractile Actomyosin Ring Assembly. Nat. Comm. 2017 ;8 (703).
. Phosphomimetic S3D-Cofilin Binds But Does Not Sever Actin Filaments. J. Biol. Chem. 2017 ;292:19565-19579 .
The F-Actin Bundler α-Actinin Ain1 is Tailored for Ring Assembly and Constriction during Cytokinesis in Fission Yeast. Mol Biol Cell. 2016 ;27(11):1821-1833.
. Fascin and α-Actinin-bundled Networks Contain Intrinsic Structural Features That Drive Protein Sorting. Current Biology. 2016 ;26(20):2697–2706.
. Hydroxide Solvation and Transport in Anion Exchange Membranes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016 ;138(3):991-1000.
. An Analysis of Hydrated Proton Diffusion in Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics. J. Chem. Phys. 2015 ;142(014104):1-13.
. Hydrated Excess Protons Can Create Their Own Water Wires. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2015 ;(119).
. Hydrated Proton Structure and Diffusion at Platinum Surfaces. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2015 ;119:7516-7521.
. Propensity of Hydrated Excess Protons and Hydroxide Anions for the Air-Water Interface. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015 ;137(39):12610-12616.
. Proton Transport Under External Applied Voltage. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2014 .
. Single Molecule Studies Reveal A Hidden Key Step in the Activation Mechanism of Membrane-Bound Protein Kinase C alpha. Biochemistry. 2014 ;53:1697-1713.
. Atomistic Modeling of the Electrode-Electrolyte Interface in Li-ion Energy Storage Systems: Electrolyte Structuring. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2013 ;17.
. Exploring the Behavior of the Hydrated Excess Proton at Hydrophobic Interfaces. Faraday Discussions. 2013 .
. Exploring the Behavior of the Hydrated Excess Proton at Hydrophobic Interfaces. Faraday Discussions. 2013 .
. Loss of the F-BAR Protein CIP4 Reduces Platelet Production by Impairing Membrane-Cytoskeleton Remodeling. Blood. 2013 ;122:1695-1706.
Loss of the F-BAR Protein CIP4 Reduces Platelet Production by Impairing Membrane-Cytoskeleton Remodeling. Blood. 2013 ;122:1695-1706.
Coarse-Grained Modeling of the Self-Association of Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2012 ;116:8045-8057.
. Coarse-graining Away Electronic Structure: A Rigorous Route to Accurate Condensed Phase Interaction Potentials. Mol. Phys. 2012 ;110:935-944.
. Computationally Efficient Multiconfigurational Reactive Molecular Dynamics. J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2012 ;8:4863-4875.
. A Computationally Efficient Treatment of Polarizable Electrochemical Cells Held at a Constant Potential. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2012 ;116:4903-4912.
. The Curious Case of the Hydrated Proton. Acc. Chem. Res. 2012 ;45:101-109.
. Multiscale Reactive Molecular Dynamics. J. Chem. Phys. 2012 ;137:22A525.
. Defining Condensed Phase Reactive Force Fields From Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations: The Case of the Hydrated Excess Proton. J. Chem. Theor. Comp. 2010 ;6:3223–3232.
. Probing Selected Morphological Models of Hydrated Nafion Using Large Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2010 ;114:3205–3218.
. Role of Protein Interactions in Defining HIV-1 Viral Capsid Shape and Stability: A Coarse-grained Analysis. Biophys. J. 2010 ;98:18-26.
. The Multiscale Coarse-graining Method. IV. Transferring Coarse-grained Potentials Between Temperatures. J. Chem. Phys. 2009 ;131:024103.
. New Insights into BAR Domain Induced Membrane Remodeling. Biophys. J. 2009 ;97:1616–1625.
. A Role for a Specific Cholesterol Interaction in Stabilizing the Apo Configuration of the Human A2A Adenosine Receptor. Structure. 2009 ;17:1660–1668.
. The Multiscale Coarse-graining Method I: A Rigorous Bridge between Atomistic and Coarse-grained Models. J. Chem. Phys. 2008 ;128:244114.
. A Systematic Methodology for Defining Coarse-grained Sites in Large Biomolecules. Biophys. J. 2008 ;95:5073-5083.
. Evaluation of Nonlinear Quantum Time Correlation Functions within the Centroid Dynamics Formulation. J Phys Chem B. 2006 ;110:18953-7.
. A Multistate Empirical Valence Bond Description of Protonatable Amino Acids. J Phys Chem A. 2006 ;110:631-9.
. An Efficient and Accurate Implementation of Centroid Molecular Dynamics Using a Gaussian Approximation. J Phys Chem A. 2005 ;109:11609-17.
. Combining the Semiclassical Initial Value Representation with Centroid Dynamics. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2004 ;108:6883-6892.
. The Vibrational Spectrum of the Hydrated Proton: Comparison of Experiment, Simulation, and Normal Mode Analysis. J. Chem. Phys. 2002 ;116:737-746.
. Molecular Dynamics of Bond-Breaking Electron-Transfer Reactions at Metal-Liquid Interfaces. CATTECH 4. 2000 :51-55.
. Quantum Molecular Dynamics and Spectral Simulation of a Boron Impurity in Solid Para-hydrogen. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 2000 ;113:9079-9089.
. Electrochemical Bond-Breaking Reactions: A Comparison of Large Scale Simulation Results with Analytical Theory. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 1999 ;103:3442-3448.
. Largescale Computer Simulation of an Electrochemical Bond Breaking Reaction. Chem. Phys. Lett. 1999 ;305:94-100.
. A Theory for Adiabatic Bond Breaking Electron Transfer Reactions at Metal Electrodes. Chem. Phys. Lett. 1998 ;282:100-106.
. A Three-dimensional Potential Energy Surface for Dissociative Adsorption and Associative Desorption at Metal Electrodes. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 1998 ;109:1991-2001.
. Nature of Lithium Trapping Sites in the Quantum Solids Para-hydrogen and Ortho-deuterium. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 1993 ;99:9013-9020.
. Iteratively Determined Effective Hamiltonians for the Adiabatically Reduced Coupled Equations Approach to Intramolecular Dynamics Calculations. J. Chem. Phys. 1986 ;85:5019-5026.
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