Publications

Elmore Lab Publications from Wellesley

(Elmore Lab undergraduate co-authors are underlined and corresponding authors are denoted by an asterik.)

Elmore, D. E.*  "Insights into buforin II membrane translocation from molecular dynamics simulations."  Peptides.  2012, 38:357-362.

Malcolm, H. R.; Heo, Y.-Y.; Caldwell, D. B.; McConnell, J. K.; Hawkins, J. F.; Guayasamin, R. C.; Elmore, D. E.; Maurer, J. A.* "Ss-bCNGa: a unique member of the bacterial cyclic nucleotide gated (bCNG) channel family that gates in response to mechanical tension." Eur. J. Biophys.  2012, 41:1003-1013.

Pavia, K. E.; Spinella, S. A.; Elmore, D. E.* "Designed histone-derived antimicrobial peptides utilize different mechanisms of action." BBA—Biomembranes. 2012, 1818:869-876.

Malcolm, H. R.; Elmore, D. E.; Maurer, J. A.* "Mechanosensitive behavior of bacterial cyclic nucleotide gated (bCNG) ion channels: Insights into the mechanism of bCNG channel gating."Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2012, 417:972-976.

Spinella, S. A.; Nelson, R. B.; Elmore, D. E.* "Measuring peptide translocation into large unilamellar vesicles." Journal of Visualized Experiments. Invited protocol. 2012, doi: 10.3791/3571

Malcolm, H. R.; Heo, Y.-Y.; Elmore, D. E.; Maurer, J. A.* "Defining the role of the tension sensor in the mechanosensitive channel of small conductance (MscS)." Biophys. J., 2011, 101, 345-352.

Xie, Y.; Fleming, E.; Chen, J. L.; Elmore, D. E.* "Effect of proline position on the antimicrobial mechanism of buforin II." Peptides, 2011, 32, 677-682.

Caldwell, D. B.; Malcolm, H. R.; Elmore, D. E.*; Maurer, J. A.* "Identification and experimental verification of a novel family of bacterial ligand-gated ion channels." Biochimica Biophysica Acta–Biomembranes. 2010, 1798, 1750-1756.

Elmore, D. E.* "Bringing ion channel crystal structures into sharper focus with computer modeling: Examples from mechanosensitive channels." Future Medicinal Chemistry. 2010, 2, 909-913. (Invited editorial.)

Elmore, D. E.*; Guayasamin, R. C.; Kieffer, M. E. "A series of molecular dynamics and homology modeling labs for an undergraduate molecular modeling course." Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 2010, 38, 216-223.

Tsao, H. T.; Spinella, S. A.; Lee, A. T.; Elmore, D. E. "Design of histone-derived antimicrobial peptides." Peptides. 2009, 30, 2168-2173.

Bruce, L. A.; Sigman, J. A.; Randall, D.; Rodriguez, S.; Song, M. M.; Dai, Y.; Elmore, D. E.; Pabon, A.; Glucksman, M. J.; Wolfson, A. J.* "Hydrogen bond residue positioning is required for substrate selection." FEBS J. 2008, 275, 5607-5617.

Fleming, E.; Maharaj, N. P.; Chen, J. L.; Nelson, R. B.; Elmore, D. E.* "Effect of lipid composition on buforin II structure and membrane entry.” Proteins. 2008, 73, 480-491.

Maurer, J. A.*; Elmore, D. E.*; Clayton, D.; Xiong, L.; Lester, H. A.; Dougherty, D. A. "Confirming the revised C-terminal domain of the MscL crystal structure." Biophys. J. 2008, 94, 4662-4667.

Uyterhoeven, E. T.; Butler, C. H.; Ko, D.; Elmore, D. E.* "Investigating the nucleic acid interactions and antimicrobial mechanism of buforin II." FEBS Lett. 2008, 582, 1715-1718.

Elmore, D. E.* Review of Computational Organic Chemistry by Steven M. Bachrach. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 14527-14528.

Spronk, S. A.; Elmore, D. E.; Dougherty, D. A.* "Voltage-dependent hydration and conduction properties of the hydrophobic pore of the MscS channel." Biophys. J. 2006, 90, 3555-3569.

Elmore, D. E.*; Prentice, J. C.*; Trosset, C.* "Do students understand liberal arts disciplines?"Liberal Education 2006, 580, 144-148.

Elmore, D. E.* “Equilibration of a phosphatidylglycerol membrane.” FEBS Lett. 2006, 580, 144-148. (Link to equilibrated membrane downloads.)