Publications
2015
C8-glycosphingolipids preferentially insert into tumor cell membranes and promote chemotherapeutic drug uptake
Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembranes 1850:1656-70 (2015)
Solvation and hydration of the ceramide headgroup in a non-polar solution.
J. Phys. Chem. B 119, 128?139. (2015).
The Use of Liposomes to Shape Epitope Structure and Modulate Immunogenic Responses of Peptide Vaccines Against HIV MPER
Adv Protein Chem Str Biol 99:15-54 (2015)
Uncoupling PIP2-calmodulin regulation of Kv7.2 channels by an assembly de-stabilizing epileptogenic mutation
J Cell Sci. 28:4014-23 (2015)
Fluorescent polyene ceramide analogues as membrane probes
Langmuir. 2015 Mar 3;31(8):2484-92
A Native Ternary Complex Trapped in a Crystal Reveals the Catalytic Mechanism of a Retaining Glycosyltransferase
Angew Chem Int Edit 17:9898-9902 Q1 13/157 (2015)
Cognitive enhancement. Pharmacologic, environmental and genetic factors.
Academic Press, London, 2015, pp. 392 (2015)
Modulation of the chaperone DnaK allosterism by the nucleotide exchange factor GrpE
J Biol Chem. 290:10083-92 (2015)
Solid lipid nanoparticles for delivery of Calendula officinalis extract
Colloid Surface B. 135:18-26 (2015)
Low pH modulates the macroorganization and thermal stability of PSII supercomplexes in grana membranes
Biophys. J. 108, 844–853 (2015)
Functional characterization of Val60, a key residue involved in the membrane-oligomerization of fragaceatoxin C, an actinoporin from Actinia fragacea
FEBS Lett. 589:1840-6 (2015)
Functional characterization and classification of frequent low-density lipoprotein receptor variants.
Hum Mutat. 36, 129-141 (2015).
End-product diacylglycerol enhances the activity of PI-PLC through changes in membrane domain structure
Biophys J. 108:1672-82 (2015)
Lipids that determine detergent resistance of MDCK cell membrane fractions
Chem Phys Lipids. 191:68-74 (2015)
Histones cause aggregation and fusion of lipid vesicles containing phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate
Biophys J. 2015 Feb 17;108(4):863-71
Antimicrobial peptides: has their time arrived?
Future Microbiol. 10:1-4 (2015)
Secondary structure reshuffling modulates glycosyltransferase function at the membrane.
Nat Chem Biol. 11, 16-18 (2015).
Triatoma virus recombinant VP4 protein induces membrane permeability through dynamic pores
J. Virol. 89(8):4645-4654 (2015)
Lipidic nanovesicles stabilize suspensions of metal oxide nanoparticles
Chem Phys Lipids. 191:84-90 (2015)
Activity-associated effect of LDL receptor missense variants located in the cysteine-rich repeats.
Atherosclerosis 238, 304-312 (2015).
Dynamin-catalyzed membrane fission occurs in two mechanistically distinct stages
Nature 524, pp. 109-113. (2015)
Interaction of Clostridium perfringens epsilon-toxin with biological and model membranes: A putative protein receptor in cells.
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1848, 797–804 (2015).
Triatoma virus structural polyprotein: processing and assembly into virus-like particles
Journal of General Virology 96: 64–73 (2015)
2014
The ever changing moods of calmodulin: how structural plasticity entails transductional adaptability.
J Mol Biol. 426, 2717-2735 (2014).
Structure and immunogenicity of a peptide vaccine, including the complete HIV-1 gp41 2F5 epitope: implications for antibody recognition mechanism and immunogen design.
J Biol Chem. 289, 6565-6580 (2014).
?CGRP is essential for algesic exocytotic mobilization of TRPV1 channels in peptidergic nociceptors.
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 111, 18345-18350 (2014).
Structure of BamA, an essential factor in outer membrane protein biogenesis.
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 70, 1779-1789 (2014).
Conservation of proteo-lipid nuclear membrane fusion machinery during early embryogenesis.
Nucleus. 5, 441-448 (2014).
Histones and DNA compete for binding polyphosphoinositides in bilayers.
Biophys. J. 106, 1092–1100 (2014).
Specific interaction with cardiolipin triggers functional activation of Dynamin-Related Protein 1.
PLoS One. 9:e102738 (2014).
Prebiotic systems chemistry: new perspectives for the origins of life.
Chem Rev. 114, 285-366 (2014)
High-melting lipid mixtures and the origin of detergent-resistant membranes studied with temperature-solubilization diagrams.
Biophys J. 107, 2828-2837 (2014).
The three lives of viral fusion peptides
Chem Phys Lipids. 181, 40-55 (2014).
The phosphatidyl-myo-Inositol mannosyltransferase PimA is essential for Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth in vitro and in vivo.
J Bacteriol. 196, 3441-3451 (2014).
Changes in membrane organization upon spontaneous insertion of 2-hydroxylated unsaturated fatty acids in the lipid bilayer.
Langmuir 30, 2117-2128 (2014).
HIV-1 capture and transmission by dendritic cells: the role of viral glycolipids and the cellular receptor Siglec-1.
PLoS Pathog. 10:e1004146 (2014).
Protonation-induced changes in the macroorganization of LHCII monolayers.
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 460, 196-203 (2014).
Protein co-translocational unfolding depends on the direction of pulling
Nature Communications. 2014 Sep 8;5:4841
Biophysical properties of novel 1-deoxy-(dihydro)ceramides occurring in mammalian cells.
Biophys. J. 107, 2850-2859 (2014).
Biophysical properties of sphingosine, ceramides and other simple sphingolipids.
Biochem Soc Trans. 42, 1401-1408 (2014).