2017
Sequence-Selective Binding of Oligopeptides in Water through Hydrophobic Coding
Awino JK, Gunasekara RW, Zhao Y. Sequence-Selective Binding of Oligopeptides in Water through Hydrophobic Coding. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2017, 139: 2188-2191. PMID: 28128940, PMCID: PMC5310974, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b12949.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Conformationally Switchable Water-Soluble Fluorescent Bischolate Foldamers as Membrane-Curvature Sensors
Gunasekara RW, Zhao Y. Conformationally Switchable Water-Soluble Fluorescent Bischolate Foldamers as Membrane-Curvature Sensors. Langmuir 2015, 31: 3919-3925. PMID: 25782344, DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b00379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane curvature sensorMembrane curvatureIonic natureProtein-derived peptidesCellular movementLipid membranesVesicle fusionOnly proteinBiological processesAnionic lipidsΑ-faceSensitive fluorophoreFluorescent labelsFoldamersLipid compositionNBD groupAmount of cholesterolMembraneFluorophoresBuddingProteinSensorsBindingCholateAnalogues