FIU Discovery

PI(4,5)P2 binding sites in the Ebola virus matrix protein VP40 modulate assembly and budding.  JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH.  65.

Ebola virus protein VP40 binding to Sec24c for transport to the plasma membrane.  PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS.  90:340-350.

Detecting Individual Proteins and Their Surface Charge Variations in Solution by the Potentiometric Nanoimpact Method.  ACS SENSORS.  7:555-563.

Lipid II Binding and Transmembrane Properties of Various Antimicrobial Lanthipeptides.  JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THEORY AND COMPUTATION.  18:516-525.

Mutation-induced changes in the receptor-binding interface of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant B.1.617.2 and implications for immune evasion.  BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS.  574:14-19.

Cysteine Mutations in the Ebolavirus Matrix Protein VP40 Promote Phosphatidylserine Binding by Increasing the Flexibility of a Lipid-Binding Loop

Structural and Dynamical Differences in the Spike Protein RBD in the SARS-CoV-2 Variants B.1.1.7 and B.1.351.  JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B.  125:7101-7107.

Lipid-specific oligomerization of the Marburg virus matrix protein VP40 is regulated by two distinct interfaces for virion assembly.  JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY.  296.

EF-hands in Neuronal Calcium Sensor Downstream Regulatory Element Antagonist Modulator Demonstrate Submillimolar Affinity for Li+: A New Prospect for Li+ Therapy.  ACS CHEMICAL NEUROSCIENCE.  11:2543-2548.

Mutation of Hydrophobic Residues in the C-Terminal Domain of the Marburg Virus Matrix Protein VP40 Disrupts Trafficking to the Plasma Membrane

Conformational Flexibility of the Protein-Protein Interfaces of the Ebola Virus VP40 Structural Matrix Filament.  JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B.  123:9045-9053.

Molecular mechanisms of pore formation and membrane disruption by the antimicrobial lantibiotic peptide Mutacin 1140.  PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS.  21:12530-12539.

Role of K-Loop Cysteine Residues in the Marburg Virus Protein VP24-Human Keap1 Complex.  ACS OMEGA.  3:18639-18645.

Graphene-VP40 interactions and potential disruption of the Ebola virus matrix filaments.  BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS.  493:176-181.

Detection of lipid-induced structural changes of the Marburg virus matrix protein VP40 using hydrogen/deuterium exchange-mass spectrometry

Plasma membrane association facilitates conformational changes in the Marburg virus protein VP40 dimer.  RSC ADVANCES.  7:22741-22748.

Computational Study of the Molecular Details of Ebola Virus Matrix Protein VP40 and Human Sec24C Protein Interaction.  BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL. 506A-506A.

Dynamics of the Protein Interfaces of the Ebola Virus VP40 Structural Matrix Filament.  BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL. 472A-472A.

Molecular Basis of the Marburg Virus Protein VP24 Interactions with Human Keap1.  BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL. 182A-182A.

Molecular Dynamics Investigations of Enzyme Conformational Changes.  BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL. 186A-186A.

Conformational Changes in Marburg Virus VP40 upon Plasma Membrane Association.  BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL. 459A-459A.

Plasma membrane localization dynamics of the filovirus matrix protein VP40.  EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS. S211-S211.

Changes in the receptor-binding interface may cause immune evasion by the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant b.1.617.2.  BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL. 44-44.

Effects of G198R Mutation in the Ebola VP40 Matrix Protein: A Molecular Dynamics Study.  BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL. 303A-303A.

Potential Disruption of Ebola Virus Matrix by Graphene Nano-Sheets.  BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL. 218A-218A.

Mutation-induced Changes in the Receptor-binding Interface of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant B.1.617.2 and Implications for Immune Evasion

Lipid-specific protein oligomerization is regulated by two interfaces in Marburg virus matrix protein VP40

Mutation of Ebola Virus Matrix Protein Cysteine Residues Increases Binding to Phosphatidylserine through Increased Flexibility of a Lipid Binding Loop

PI(4,5)P₂ Binding Sites in the Ebola Virus Matrix Protein Modulate Assembly and Budding

Mutation of Hydrophobic Residues in the C-Terminal Domain of the Marburg Virus Matrix Protein VP40 Disrupts Trafficking to the Plasma Membrane

The role of protonation in the PfMATE transporter protein structural transitions