Publications

Deletion of a single helix from the transmembrane domain causes large changes in membrane insertion properties and secondary structure of the bacterial conjugation protein TrwB

Biochim Biophys Acta. 1818, 3158-3166 (2012).
Pores of the toxin FraC assemble into 2D hexagonal clusters in both crystal structures and model membranes.

J. Struct. Biol. 180, 312-317 (2012).
A new view of the lethal apoptotic pore.

PLoS Biology, 10, (9) e1001399 (2012).
The effect of amyloidogenic peptides on bacterial aging correlates with their intrinsic aggregation propensity.

J. Mol. Biol. 421, 270-281 (2012).
Binding of b-Amyloid (1–42) peptide to negatively charged phospholipid membranes in the liquid-ordered state: modeling and experimental studies.

Biophys. J. 103, 453–463 (2012).
Mechanistic insights into the retaining glucosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthase from mycobacteria.

J Biol. Chem. 287, 24649-24661 (2012).
Recognition of membrane-bound fusion-peptide/MPER complexes by the HIV-1 neutralizing 2F5 antibody: implications for Anti-2F5 immunogenicity.

PLoS One, 7, e52740. doi: 10.1371 (2012).
Reconstitution of proapoptotic BAK function in liposomes reveals a dual role for mitochondrial lipids in the BAK-driven membrane permeabilization process.

J. Biol. Chem. 286, 8213-8230 (2011).
Structural insights into the oligomerization and architecture of eukaryotic membrane pore-forming toxins.

Structure 19, 181-191 (2011).
Sensing the anomeric effect in a solvent-free environment

Nature volume 469, pages 76–79 (2011)
Dynamin: functional design of a membrane fission catalyst.

Annu. Rev. Cell Dev. Biol. 27, 79–105 (2011).
Lipid polymorphisms and membrane shape.

Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol ;3:a004747 (2011).