Dynamics and mechanisms of DNA repair by photolyase
Z Liu, L Wang, D Zhong - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Photolyases, a class of flavoproteins, use blue light to repair two types of ultraviolet-induced
DNA damage, a cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) and a pyrimidine-pyrimidone (6-4) …
DNA damage, a cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) and a pyrimidine-pyrimidone (6-4) …
The clusters-in-a-liquid approach for solvation: new insights from the conformer specific gas phase spectroscopy and vibrational optical activity spectroscopy
AS Perera, J Thomas, MR Poopari, Y Xu - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Vibrational optical activity spectroscopies, namely vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) and
Raman optical activity (ROA), have been emerged in the past decade as powerful …
Raman optical activity (ROA), have been emerged in the past decade as powerful …
Map** hydration dynamics around a protein surface
L Zhang, L Wang, YT Kao, W Qiu… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Protein surface hydration is fundamental to its structure and activity. We report here the
direct map** of global hydration dynamics around a protein in its native and molten …
direct map** of global hydration dynamics around a protein in its native and molten …
Biological water: A critique
In this overview, we provide a critique of the hydration dynamics of macromolecules,
particularly those of protein and DNA. Only in the past decade has femtosecond …
particularly those of protein and DNA. Only in the past decade has femtosecond …
Direct observation of thymine dimer repair in DNA by photolyase
YT Kao, C Saxena, L Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
Photolyase uses light energy to split UV-induced cyclobutane dimers in damaged DNA, but
its molecular mechanism has never been directly revealed. Here, we report the direct …
its molecular mechanism has never been directly revealed. Here, we report the direct …
Hydration dynamics and time scales of coupled water− protein fluctuations
We report experimental and theoretical studies on water and protein dynamics following
photoexcitation of apomyoglobin. Using site-directed mutation and with femtosecond …
photoexcitation of apomyoglobin. Using site-directed mutation and with femtosecond …
Protein hydration dynamics and molecular mechanism of coupled water− protein fluctuations
L Zhang, Y Yang, YT Kao, L Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Protein surface hydration is fundamental to its structural stability and flexibility, and water−
protein fluctuations are essential to biological function. Here, we report a systematic global …
protein fluctuations are essential to biological function. Here, we report a systematic global …
Using low-E resonators to reduce RF heating in biological samples for static solid-state NMR up to 900 MHz
RF heating of solid-state biological samples is known to be a destabilizing factor in high-field
NMR experiments that shortens the sample lifetime by continuous dehydration during the …
NMR experiments that shortens the sample lifetime by continuous dehydration during the …
Ultraviolet superradiance from mega-networks of tryptophan in biological architectures
Networks of tryptophan (Trp)─ an aromatic amino acid with strong fluorescence response─
are ubiquitous in biological systems, forming diverse architectures in transmembrane …
are ubiquitous in biological systems, forming diverse architectures in transmembrane …
Ultrafast dynamics and anionic active states of the flavin cofactor in cryptochrome and photolyase
We report here our systematic studies of the dynamics of four redox states of the flavin
cofactor in both photolyases and insect type 1 cryptochromes. With femtosecond resolution …
cofactor in both photolyases and insect type 1 cryptochromes. With femtosecond resolution …