The following are some recent publications from the Blasie group.
2006
"Three-Dimensional Structure and Dynamics of a de novo Designed, Amphiphilic Metallo-Porphyrin-Binding Protein Maquette at Soft Interfaces by Molecular Dynamics Simulations," Hongling Zou, Joseph Strzalka, Ting Xu, Andrey Tronin, J. Kent Blasie, J. Phys. Chem. B: 111: 1823-1833 (2007).
"Structural Studies of Amphiphilic 4-Helix Bundle Peptides Incorporating Designed Extended Chromophores for Nonlinear Optical Biomolecular Materials," Joseph Strzalka, Ting Xu, Andrey Tronin, Sophia P. Wu, Ivan Miloradovic, Ivan Kuzmenko, Thomas Gog, Michael J. Therien and J. Kent Blasie, Nano Letters: 6 2395-2405 (2006).
"Incorporation of Designed Extended Chromophores into Amphiphilic 4-Helix Bundle Peptides for Nonlinear Optical Biomolecular Materials," Ting Xu, Sophia P. Wu, Ivan Miloradovic, Michael J. Therien and J. Kent Blasie, Nano Letters: 6 2387-2394.
2005
"Monolayers of a Model Anesthetic-Binding Membrane Protein. Formation, Characterization and Halothane-Binding Affinity," Inna Y Churbanova, Andrey Tronin, Joseph Strzalka, Thomas Gog, Ivan Kuzmenko, Jonas S Johansson and J. Kent Blasie, Biophys. J. 90(9): 3255-3266 (2006).
2005
"Amphiphilic Four-Helix Bundle Peptides Designed for Light-Induced Electron Transfer across a Soft Interface,"
S. Ye, B. M. Discher, J. Strzalka, T. Xu, S. P. Wu, D. Noy, I. Kuzmenko, T. Gog, M. J. Therien, P. L. Dutton and
J. K. Blasie, Nano Letters 5(9): 1658-1667 (2005).
"Design of Amphiphilic Protein Maquettes: Controlling Assembly, Membrane Insertion, and Cofactor Interactions,"
B. M. Discher, D. Noy, J. Strzalka, S. Ye, C. C. Moser, J. D. Lear, J. K. Blasie,
and P. L. Dutton,
Biochemistry, 44(37): 12329-12343 (2005).
2004
"Specular neutron reflectivity and the structure of artificial protein maquettes vectorially oriented at interfaces,"
Joseph Strzalka, Brian R. Gibney, Sushil Satija, J. Kent Blasie, Physical Review E 70: 061905 (2004)
"A Model Membrane Protein for Binding Volatile Anesthetics," Shixin Ye, Joseph Strzalka, Inna Y. Churbanova, Songyan Zheng, Jonas S. Johansson, J. Kent Blasie,
Biophys. J. 87:4065-4074.
"Amphiphilic 4-Helix Bundles Designed for Biomolecular Materials Applications,"
Shixin Ye, Joseph W. Strzalka, Bohdana M. Discher, Dror Noy, Songyan Zheng, P. Leslie Dutton, and J. Kent Blasie, Langmuir, 20, 5897-5904 (2004).
2003
"Solution to the Phase Problem for Specular X-Ray or Neutron Reflectivity
from Thin Films on Liquid Surfaces," J. Kent Blasie, Songyan Zheng and
Joseph Strzalka, Phys. Rev. B, 67 224201.
"Comparative Structural Studies of Vpu Peptides in Phospholipid Monolayers
by X-Ray Scattering,"
Songyan Zheng, Joseph Strzalka, David H. Jones, Stanley J. Opella, and
J. Kent Blasie,
Biophys. J., 84 2393-2415.
2002
"Molecular Dynamics Simulations of a
Hydrated Protein Vectorially Oriented on
Polar and Nonpolar Soft Surfaces,"
C. E. Nordgren, D. J. Tobias, M. L. Klein, and J. K.
Blasie, Biophys. J., 83 2906-2917.
"Assembly of a Vectorially Oriented Four-Helix Bundle at the Air/Water
Interface via Directed Electrostatic Interactions,"
S. Ye, J. Strzalka,
X. Chen, C. C. Moser, P. L. Dutton, and J. K. Blasie, Langmuir,
electronic edition, 2002.
"Orientation Distributions for Cytochrome c on Polar and Nonpolar
Interfaces by Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence,"
Andrey Tronin, Ann M. Edwards, Wayne W. Wright, Jane M. Vanderkooi and J.
Kent Blasie, Biophys. J., 82 996-1003.
2001
"Hydration State of Single Cytochrome c
Monolayers on Soft Interfaces via Neutron
Interferometry,"
L. R. Kneller, A. M. Edwards, C. E. Nordgren, J. K.
Blasie, N. F. Berk, S. Krueger, and C. F. Majkrzak,
Biophys. J., 80, 2248-2261.
"X-ray
Scattering Studies of Maquette Peptide Monolayers. 2. Interferometry at
the Vapor/Solid Interface," Joseph Strzalka,
Xiaoxi Chen, Christopher C. Moser, P. Leslie Dutton, John C. Bean, and
J. Kent Blasie, Langmuir, 17, 1193-1199.
"
Distributions of the Di-alpha-helical Synthetic Peptide ZnPPIX-BBC16
in Langmuir Monolayers by X-ray Reflectivity and Polarized
Epifluorescence," A. Tronin, J. Strzalka, X. Chen, P. L. Dutton,
B. M. Ocko, and J. K. Blasie, Langmuir, 17,
3061-3066, 2001.
"
Structural Studies of the HIV-1 Accessory Protein Vpu in Langmuir Monolayers:
Synchrotron X-Ray Reflectivity," S. Zheng, J. Strzalka, C. Ma, S. J. Opella, B.
M. Ocko, and J. K. Blasie, Biophysical Journal, 80, 1837-1850, 2001.
"
Variable acquistion angle total internal reflection Fluorescence: A new technique for orientation distribution studies of ultrathin films," A. Tronin and J. K. Blasie, Langmuir, 17, 3696-3703, 2001.
2000
"Heme Structure and Orientation in Single
Monolayers of Cytochrome c on Polar and
Nonpolar Soft Surfaces,"
Ann M. Edwards, Ke Zhang, C. Erik Nordgren, and
J. Kent Blasie,
Biophys. J., 79, 3105-3117.
"Determination of the Porphyrin Orientation Distribution in Langmuir Monolayers
by Polarized Epifluorescence," A. Tronin, J. Strzalka, X. Chen, P. L. Dutton and J. K. Blasie, Langmuir, 16, 9878-9886, 2000.
"X-ray Scattering Studies of Maquette Peptide Monolayers. 1. Reflectivity and
Grazing Incidence Diffraction at the Air/Water Interface," Joseph Strzalka,
Xiaoxi Chen, Christopher C. Moser, P. Leslie Dutton, Benjamin M. Ocko, and
J. Kent Blasie, Langmuir, 16, 10404-10418.
1999
"Neutron Scattering in Structural Biology and Biomaterials,"
J. Kent Blasie and Peter Timmins,
MRS Bulletin, 24(12), 40-47.
1993
"Profile and In-Plane Structures of Self-Assembled Monolayers on Ge/Si Multilayer Substrates by High-Resolution X-ray Diffraction Employing X-ray Interferometry/Holography," S. Xu; R. F. Fischetti; J. K. Blasie; L. J. Peticolas; J. C. Bean, J. Phys. Chem. B, 97, 1961-1969.
1972
"X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Lecithin Bimolecular Leaflets with Incorporated Fluorescent Probes," W. Lesslauer; J. E. Cain; J. K. Blasie, PNAS, 69, 1499-1503.