Measuring Protein-Ligand Interactions Using Liquid Sample Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry.

Liu P, Zhang J, Ferguson C, Chen H, and Loo JA. “Measuring Protein-Ligand Interactions Using Liquid Sample Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry.” Anal Chem 2013; 85: 11966–11972.

Thermal-stable proteins of fruit of long-living Sacred Lotus Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn var. China Antique.

Shen-Miller J, Lindner P, Xie Y, Villa S, Wooding K, Steven G. Clarke SG, Loo RRO, and Loo JA. “Thermal-stable proteins of fruit of long-living Sacred Lotus Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn var. China Antique.” Tropical Plant Biol 2013; 6: 69-84.

Cofilin-Induced Changes in F Actin Detected via Cross-Linking with Benzophenone-4-maleimide.

Chen CK, Benchaar SA, Phan M, Grintsevich EE, Ogorzalek Loo RR, Loo JA, and Reisler E. “Cofilin-Induced Changes in F Actin Detected via Cross-Linking with Benzophenone-4-maleimide.” Biochemistry 2013; 52: 5503−5509.

Integrating Native Mass Spectrometry and Top-Down MS for Defining Protein Interactions Important in Biology and Medicine.

Loo JA, Benchaar SA, and Zhang J. “Integrating Native Mass Spectrometry and Top-Down MS for Defining Protein Interactions Important in Biology and Medicine.” Mass Spectrometry 2013; 2 (Special Issue: Proceedings of 19th International Mass Spectrometry Conference): S0013 (7 pp).

Proteoform: a single term describing protein complexity.

Smith LM, Kelleher NL, Linial M, Goodlett D, Langridge-Smith P, Goo AH, Safford G, Bonilla L, Kruppa G, Zubarev R, Rontree J, Chamot-Rooke J, Garavelli J, Heck A, Loo J, Penque D, Hornshaw M, Hendrickson C, Pasa-Tolic L, Borchers C, Chan D, Young N, Agar J, Masselon C, Gross M, McLafferty F, Tsybin Y, Ge Y, Sanders I, Langridge J, Whitelegge J, Marshall A. “Proteoform: a single term describing protein complexity.” Nature Methods 2013; 10: 186-187.

Zinc deficiency impacts CO2 assimilation and disrupts copper homeostasis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

Malasarn D, Kropat J, Hsieh SI, Finazzi G, Casero D, Loo JA, Pellegrini M, Wollman F-A, and Merchant SS. “Zinc deficiency impacts CO2 assimilation and disrupts copper homeostasis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.” J Biol Chem 2013; 288: 10672-10683.

Staphylococcus aureus uses a novel multidomain receptor to break apart human hemoglobin and steal its heme.

Spirig T, Malmirchegini GR, Zhang J, Robson S, Sjodt M, Liu M, Kumar KK, Dickson CF, Gell DA, Lei B, Loo JA, and Clubb RT. “Staphylococcus aureus uses a novel multidomain receptor to break apart human hemoglobin and steal its heme.” J Biol Chem 2013; 288: 1065-1078.

A heparin-mimicking polymer conjugate stabilizes basic fibroblast growth factor.

Nguyen TH, Kim S-H, Decker CG, Wong DY, Loo JA, and Maynard HD. “A heparin-mimicking polymer conjugate stabilizes basic fibroblast growth factor.” Nature Chem 2013; 5: 221–227.

A Conserved START Domain Coenzyme Q-binding Polypeptide is Required for Efficient Q Biosynthesis, Respiratory Electron Transport, and Antioxidant Function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Allan CM, Hill S, Morvaridi S, Saiki R, Johnson JS, Liau W-S, Hirano K, Kawashima T, Ji Z, Loo JA, Shepherd JN, and Clarke CF. “A Conserved START Domain Coenzyme Q-binding Polypeptide is Required for Efficient Q Biosynthesis, Respiratory Electron Transport, and Antioxidant Function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.” Biochim Biophys Acta – Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2013; 1831: 776-791.