Publications

• Humanin variant P3S is associated with longevity in APOE4 carriers and resists APOE4-induced brain pathology.Miller B, Kim SJ, Cao K, Mehta HH, Thumaty N, Kumagai H, Iida T, McGill C, Pike CJ, Nurmakova K, Levine ZA, Sullivan PM, Yen K, Ertekin-Taner N, Atzmon G, Barzilai N, Cohen P. Aging Cell. 2024 Jul; 2024 Mar 22. PMID: 38520065.
• Molecular Context of Dopa Influences Adhesion of Mussel-Inspired Peptides.Degen GD, Cunha KC, Levine ZA, Waite JH, Shea JE. J Phys Chem B. 2021 Sep 9; 2021 Aug 30. PMID: 34459591.
• Publisher Correction: Age-dependent ataxia and neurodegeneration caused by an αII spectrin mutation with impaired regulation of its calpain sensitivity.Miazek A, Zalas M, Skrzymowska J, Bogin BA, Grzymajło K, Goszczynski TM, Levine ZA, Morrow JS, Stankewich MC. Sci Rep. 2021 Sep 8; 2021 Sep 8. PMID: 34497286.
• Age-dependent ataxia and neurodegeneration caused by an αII spectrin mutation with impaired regulation of its calpain sensitivity.Miazek A, Zalas M, Skrzymowska J, Bogin BA, Grzymajło K, Goszczynski TM, Levine ZA, Morrow JS, Stankewich MC. Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 31; 2021 Mar 31. PMID: 33790315.
• α-CGRP disrupts amylin fibrillization and regulates insulin secretion: implications on diabetes and migraine.Gray ALH, Antevska A, Link BA, Bogin B, Burke SJ, Dupuy SD, Collier JJ, Levine ZA, Karlstad MD, Do TD. Chem Sci. 2021 Mar 24; 2021 Mar 24. PMID: 34168810.
• Defining the Neuropathological Aggresome across in Silico, in Vitro, and ex Vivo Experiments.Gomes GN, Levine ZA. J Phys Chem B. 2021 Mar 4; 2021 Jan 19. PMID: 33464098.
• Using physical features of protein core packing to distinguish real proteins from decoys.Grigas AT, Mei Z, Treado JD, Levine ZA, Regan L, O'Hern CS. Protein Sci. 2020 Sep. PMID: 32710566.
• Analyses of protein cores reveal fundamental differences between solution and crystal structures.Mei Z, Treado JD, Grigas AT, Levine ZA, Regan L, O'Hern CS. Proteins. 2020 Sep; 2020 Mar 5. PMID: 32105366.
• The Mitochondrial Peptide Humanin Targets but Does Not Denature Amyloid Oligomers in Type II Diabetes.Levine ZA, Teranishi K, Okada AK, Langen R, Shea JE. J Am Chem Soc. 2019 Sep 11; 2019 Sep 3. PMID: 31456396.
• A threonine zipper that mediates protein-protein interactions: Structure and prediction.Oi C, Treado JD, Levine ZA, Lim CS, Knecht KM, Xiong Y, O'Hern CS, Regan L. Protein Sci. 2018 Nov. PMID: 30198622.
• Targeting the Intrinsically Disordered Proteome Using Small-Molecule Ligands.Wójcik S, Birol M, Rhoades E, Miranker AD, Levine ZA. Methods Enzymol. 2018; 2018 Oct 24. PMID: 30471705.
• Significant Performance Enhancement of Polymer Resins by Bioinspired Dynamic Bonding.Seo S, Lee DW, Ahn JS, Cunha K, Filippidi E, Ju SW, Shin E, Kim BS, Levine ZA, Lins RD, Israelachvili JN, Waite JH, Valentine MT, Shea JE, Ahn BK. Adv Mater. 2017 Oct; 2017 Aug 18. PMID: 28833661.
• Simulations of disordered proteins and systems with conformational heterogeneity.Levine ZA, Shea JE. Curr Opin Struct Biol. 2017 Apr; 2016 Dec 15. PMID: 27988422.
• Quantitative Limits on Small Molecule Transport via the Electropermeome - Measuring and Modeling Single Nanosecond Perturbations.Sözer EB, Levine ZA, Vernier PT. Sci Rep. 2017 Mar 3; 2017 Mar 3. PMID: 28246401.
• Molecularly Smooth Self-Assembled Monolayer for High-Mobility Organic Field-Effect Transistors.Das S, Lee BH, Linstadt RT, Cunha K, Li Y, Kaufman Y, Levine ZA, Lipshutz BH, Lins RD, Shea JE, Heeger AJ, Ahn BK. Nano Lett. 2016 Oct 12; 2016 Sep 29. PMID: 27673480.
• Surface force measurements and simulations of mussel-derived peptide adhesives on wet organic surfaces.Levine ZA, Rapp MV, Wei W, Mullen RG, Wu C, Zerze GH, Mittal J, Waite JH, Israelachvili JN, Shea JE. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Apr 19; 2016 Mar 28. PMID: 27036002.
• Phospholipid and Hydrocarbon Interactions with a Charged Electrode Interface.Levine ZA, DeNardis NI, Vernier PT. Langmuir. 2016 Mar 22; 2016 Mar 9. PMID: 26927605.
• Studying the Early Stages of Protein Aggregation Using Replica Exchange Molecular Dynamics Simulations.Shea JE, Levine ZA. Methods Mol Biol. 2016. PMID: 26453216.
• To What Extent Does Surface Hydrophobicity Dictate Peptide Folding and Stability near Surfaces?Zerze GH, Mullen RG, Levine ZA, Shea JE, Mittal J. Langmuir. 2015 Nov 10; 2015 Oct 28. PMID: 26484800.
• Picosecond and Terahertz Perturbation of Interfacial Water and Electropermeabilization of Biological Membranes.Vernier PT, Levine ZA, Ho MC, Xiao S, Semenov I, Pakhomov AG. J Membr Biol. 2015 Oct; 2015 Mar 22. PMID: 25796485.
• Trp-Cage Folding on Organic Surfaces.Levine ZA, Fischer SA, Shea JE, Pfaendtner J. J Phys Chem B. 2015 Aug 20; 2015 Aug 5. PMID: 26207727.
• Regulation and aggregation of intrinsically disordered peptides.Levine ZA, Larini L, LaPointe NE, Feinstein SC, Shea JE. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Mar 3; 2015 Feb 17. PMID: 25691742.
• Determination of biomembrane bending moduli in fully atomistic simulations.Levine ZA, Venable RM, Watson MC, Lerner MG, Shea JE, Pastor RW, Brown FL. J Am Chem Soc. 2014 Oct 1; 2014 Sep 16. PMID: 25202918.
• Nanoscale, electric field-driven water bridges in vacuum gaps and lipid bilayers.Ho MC, Levine ZA, Vernier PT. J Membr Biol. 2013 Nov; 2013 May 5. PMID: 23644990.
• Molecular dynamics simulations of ion conductance in field-stabilized nanoscale lipid electropores.Ho MC, Casciola M, Levine ZA, Vernier PT. J Phys Chem B. 2013 Oct 3; 2013 Sep 19. PMID: 24001115.
• Water influx and cell swelling after nanosecond electropermeabilization.Romeo S, Wu YH, Levine ZA, Gundersen MA, Vernier PT. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2013 Aug; 2013 Mar 15. PMID: 23500618.
• Electric field-driven water dipoles: nanoscale architecture of electroporation.Tokman M, Lee JH, Levine ZA, Ho MC, Colvin ME, Vernier PT. PLoS One. 2013; 2013 Apr 11. PMID: 23593404.
• Calcium and phosphatidylserine inhibit lipid electropore formation and reduce pore lifetime.Levine ZA, Vernier PT. J Membr Biol. 2012 Oct; 2012 Jul 20. PMID: 22815071.
• Electrophoresis of neutral oil in water.Knecht V, Levine ZA, Vernier PT. J Colloid Interface Sci. 2010 Dec 15; 2010 Aug 12. PMID: 20708194.
• Life cycle of an electropore: field-dependent and field-independent steps in pore creation and annihilation.Levine ZA, Vernier PT. J Membr Biol. 2010 Jul; 2010 Jul 11. PMID: 20623350.
• Electroporating fields target oxidatively damaged areas in the cell membrane.Vernier PT, Levine ZA, Wu YH, Joubert V, Ziegler MJ, Mir LM, Tieleman DP. PLoS One. 2009 Nov 23; 2009 Nov 23. PMID: 19956595.
• Acute effects of therapeutic ultrasound delivered at varying parameters on the blood flow velocity in a muscular distribution artery.Fabrizio PA, Schmidt JA, Clemente FR, Lankiewicz LA, Levine ZA. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1996 Nov. PMID: 8902681.