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Publications 2009:
46 M. Caffrey and V. Cherezov (2009) Crystallizing membrane proteins using lipidic mesophases Nat Protoc 4: 706-731 ;
45 V. Cherezov, M. A. Hanson, M. T. Griffith, M. C. Hilgart, R. Sanishvili, V. Nagarajan, S. Stepanov, R. F. Fischetti, P. Kuhn and R. C. Stevens (2009) Novel rastering strategy for screening and centering of microcrystal samples of human membrane proteins with a sub 10 micron size X-ray synchrotron beam. J R Soc Interface 6: S587-S597 ;
44 V. Katritch, V. Cherezov, M. A. Hanson, R. B. Roth, M. Yeager and R. Abagyan (2009) Analysis of full and partial agonists binding to beta(2)-adrenergic receptor suggests a role of transmembrane helix V in agonist-specific conformational changes J Mol Recognit 22: 307-318 ;

Publications 2008:
43 V. Cherezov, N. Hofer, D. M. Szebenyi, O. Kolaj, J. G. Wall, R. Gillilan, V. Srinivasan, C. P. Jaroniec and M. Caffrey (2008) Insights into the mode of action of a putative zinc transporter CzrB in Thermus thermophilus Structure 16: 1378-88 ;
42 V. Cherezov, J. Liu, M. A. Hanson, M. T. Griffith and R. C. Stevens (2008) LCP-FRAP assay for pre-screening membrane proteins for in meso crystallization J Cryst Growth Design 8: 4307-4315 ;
41 V. Cherezov, W. Liu, J. P. Derrick, B. Luan, A. Aksimentiev, V. Katritch and M. Caffrey (2008) In meso crystal structure and docking simulations suggest an alternative proteoglycan binding site in the OpcA outer membrane adhesin Proteins 71: 24-34 ;
40 M. A. Hanson, V. Cherezov, M. T. Griffith, C. B. Roth, V. P. Jaakola, E. Y. Chien, J. Velasquez, P. Kuhn and R. C. Stevens (2008) A Specific Cholesterol Binding Site Is Established by the 2.8 A Structure of the Human beta(2)-Adrenergic Receptor Structure 16: 897-905 ;
39 V. P. Jaakola, M. T. Griffith, M. A. Hanson, V. Cherezov, E. Y. Chien, J. R. Lane, A. P. Ijzerman and R. C. Stevens (2008) The 2.6 Angstrom Crystal Structure of a Human A2A Adenosine Receptor Bound to an Antagonist Science 322: 1211-1217 ;

Publications 2007:
38 V. Cherezov and M. Caffrey (2007) Membrane protein crystallization in lipidic mesophases. A mechanism study using X-ray microdiffraction Faraday Discuss 136: 195-212; discussion 213-29 ;
37 V. Cherezov and M. Caffrey (2007) Miniaturization and automation for high-throughput membrane protein crystallization in lipidic mesophases N. E. Chayen Protein crystallization strategies for structural genomics San Diego International University Line
36 V. Cherezov, D. M. Rosenbaum, M. A. Hanson, S. G. Rasmussen, F. S. Thian, T. S. Kobilka, H. J. Choi, P. Kuhn, W. I. Weis, B. K. Kobilka and R. C. Stevens (2007) High-resolution crystal structure of an engineered human beta2-adrenergic G protein-coupled receptor Science 318: 1258-65 ;
35 N. Hofer, O. Kolaj, H. Li, V. Cherezov, R. Gillilan, J. G. Wall and M. Caffrey (2007) Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of a soluble domain of the putative zinc transporter CzrB from Thermus thermophilus Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 63: 673-7 ;
34 A. Peddi, L. Muthusubramaniam, Y. F. Zheng, V. Cherezov, Y. Misquitta and M. Caffrey (2007) High-throughput automated system for crystallizing membrane proteins in lipidic mesophases IEEE Trans. Autom. Sci. Eng. 4: 129-140 ;
33 D. M. Rosenbaum, V. Cherezov, M. A. Hanson, S. G. Rasmussen, F. S. Thian, T. S. Kobilka, H. J. Choi, X. J. Yao, W. I. Weis, R. C. Stevens and B. K. Kobilka (2007) GPCR engineering yields high-resolution structural insights into beta2-adrenergic receptor function Science 318: 1266-73 ;

Publications 2006:
32 V. Cherezov and M. Caffrey (2006) Picolitre-scale crystallization of membrane proteins Journal of Applied Crystallography 39: 604-606 ;
31 V. Cherezov, J. Clogston, M. Z. Papiz and M. Caffrey (2006) Room to move: crystallizing membrane proteins in swollen lipidic mesophases J Mol Biol 357: 1605-18 ;
30 V. Cherezov, E. Yamashita, W. Liu, M. Zhalnina, W. A. Cramer and M. Caffrey (2006) In meso structure of the cobalamin transporter, BtuB, at 1.95 A resolution J Mol Biol 364: 716-34 ;
29 P. Raman, V. Cherezov and M. Caffrey (2006) The Membrane Protein Data Bank Cell Mol Life Sci 63: 36-51 ;
28 S. R. Shaikh, V. Cherezov, M. Caffrey, S. P. Soni, D. LoCascio, W. Stillwell and S. R. Wassall (2006) Molecular organization of cholesterol in unsaturated phosphatidylethanolamines: X-ray diffraction and solid state 2H NMR reveal differences with phosphatidylcholines J Am Chem Soc 128: 5375-83 ;
27 D. P. Siegel, V. Cherezov, D. V. Greathouse, R. E. Koeppe, 2nd, J. A. Killian and M. Caffrey (2006) Transmembrane peptides stabilize inverted cubic phases in a biphasic length-dependent manner: implications for protein-induced membrane fusion Biophys J 90: 200-11 ;
26 S. M. Teeters-Kennedy, K. R. Rodriguez, T. M. Rogers, K. A. Zomchek, S. M. Williams, A. Sudnitsyn, L. Carter, V. Cherezov, M. Caffrey and J. V. Coe (2006) Controlling the passage of light through metal microchannels by nanocoatings of phospholipids J Phys Chem B 110: 21719-27 ;

Publications 2005:
25 V. Cherezov and M. Caffrey (2005) A simple and inexpensive nanoliter-volume dispenser for highly viscous materials used in membrane protein crystallization Journal of Applied Crystallography 38: 398-400 ;
24 V. I. Gordeliy, V. Cherezov and J. Teixeira (2005) Strength of thermal undulations of phospholipid membranes Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 72: 061913 ;

Publications 2004:
23 V. Cherezov, A. Peddi, L. Muthusubramaniam, Y. F. Zheng and M. Caffrey (2004) A robotic system for crystallizing membrane and soluble proteins in lipidic mesophases Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 60: 1795-807 ;
22 L. V. Misquitta, Y. Misquitta, V. Cherezov, O. Slattery, J. M. Mohan, D. Hart, M. Zhalnina, W. A. Cramer and M. Caffrey (2004) Membrane protein crystallization in lipidic mesophases with tailored bilayers Structure 12: 2113-2124 ;
21 Y. Misquitta, V. Cherezov, F. Havas, S. Patterson, J. M. Mohan, A. J. Wells, D. J. Hart and M. Caffrey (2004) Rational design of lipid for membrane protein crystallization J Struct Biol 148: 169-75 ;
20 L. Muthusubramaniam, A. Peddi, Y. F. Zheng, V. Cherezov and M. Caffrey (2004) Automating crystallization of membrane proteins by robot with soft coordinate measuring Proc ICRA 1450-1455 ;
19 A. Peddi, Y. F. Zheng, V. Cherezov and M. Caffrey (2004) Automating the dispensing of viscous biomaterials Proc IROS 2: 1281-1286 ;
18 S. R. Wassall, M. R. Brzustowicz, S. R. Shaikh, V. Cherezov, M. Caffrey and W. Stillwell (2004) Order from disorder, corralling cholesterol with chaotic lipids. The role of polyunsaturated lipids in membrane raft formation Chem Phys Lipids 132: 79-88 ;
17 S. R. Wassall, S. R. Shaikh, M. R. Brzustowicz, V. Cherezov, R. A. Siddiqui, M. Caffrey and W. Stillwell (2004) Interaction of polyunsaturated fatty acids with cholesterol: A role in lipid raft phase separation Macromol. Symp. 219: 73-83 ;

Publications 2003:
16 V. Cherezov and M. Caffrey (2003) Nano-volume plates with excellent optical properties for fast, inexpensive crystallization screening of membrane proteins. J Appl Cryst 36: 1372-1377 ;
15 V. Cherezov, D. P. Siegel, W. Shaw, S. W. Burgess and M. Caffrey (2003) The kinetics of non-lamellar phase formation in DOPE-Me: relevance to biomembrane fusion J Membr Biol 195: 165-82 ;
14 S. R. Shaikh, V. Cherezov, M. Caffrey, W. Stillwell and S. R. Wassall (2003) Interaction of cholesterol with a docosahexaenoic acid-containing phosphatidylethanolamine: trigger for microdomain/raft formation? Biochemistry 42: 12028-37 ;

Publications 2002:
13 M. R. Brzustowicz, V. Cherezov, M. Caffrey, W. Stillwell and S. R. Wassall (2002) Molecular organization of cholesterol in polyunsaturated membranes: microdomain formation Biophys J 82: 285-98 ;
12 M. R. Brzustowicz, V. Cherezov, M. Zerouga, M. Caffrey, W. Stillwell and S. R. Wassall (2002) Controlling membrane cholesterol content. A role for polyunsaturated (docosahexaenoate) phospholipids Biochemistry 41: 12509-19 ;
11 V. Cherezov, J. Clogston, Y. Misquitta, W. Abdel-Gawad and M. Caffrey (2002) Membrane protein crystallization in meso: lipid type-tailoring of the cubic phase Biophys J 83: 3393-407 ;
10 V. Cherezov, H. Qiu, V. Pector, M. Vandenbranden, J. M. Ruysschaert and M. Caffrey (2002) Biophysical and transfection studies of the diC(14)-amidine/DNA complex Biophys J 82: 3105-17 ;
9 V. Cherezov, K. M. Riedl and M. Caffrey (2002) Too hot to handle? Synchrotron X-ray damage of lipid membranes and mesophases J Synchrotron Radiat 9: 333-41 ;

Publications 2001:
8 P. Balgavy, N. Kucerka, V. I. Gordeliy and V. G. Cherezov (2001) Evaluation of small-angle neutron scattering curves of unilamellar phosphatidylcholine liposomes using a multishell model of bilayer neutron scattering length density Acta Phys. Slovaca 51: 53-68 ;
7 V. Cherezov, H. Fersi and M. Caffrey (2001) Crystallization screens: compatibility with the lipidic cubic phase for in meso crystallization of membrane proteins Biophys J 81: 225-42 ;

Publications 2000:
6 V. Cherezov, A. Cheng, J. M. Petit, O. Diat and M. Caffrey (2000) Biophysics and synchrotron radiation where the marriage fails. X-ray damage of lipid membranes and mesophases Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 46: 1133-45 ;

Publications 1996:
5 V. I. Gordeliy, V. G. Cherezov, A. V. Anikin, M. V. Anikin, V. V. Chupin and J. Teixeira (1996) Evidence of entropic contribution to hydration forces between membranes Prog Colloid Polym Sci 100: 338-344 ;
4 V. I. Gordeliy, V. G. Cherezov and J. Teixeira (1996) Evidence of entropic contribution to "hydration" forces between membranes. Part II. Temperature dependence of the "hydration" force: a small angle neutron scattering study J Mol Struct 383: 117-124 ;
3 V. I. Gordeliy, V. G. Cherezov, A. D. Tugan-Baranovskaya and L. S. Yagujinskiy (1996) Investigation of the structure of thylakoid membranes (spinach) by means of small-angle neutron scattering Biochem Mol Biol Int 38: 485-491 ;
2 G. Klose, A. Islamov, B. Koenig and V. Cherezov (1996) Structure of Mixed Multilayers of Palmitoyloleoylphosphatidylcholine and Oligo(oxyethylene glycol) Monododecyl Ether Determined by X-ray and Neutron Diffraction Langmuir 12: 409-15 ;

Publications 1993:
1 D. Uhrikova, V. Cherezov, S. Yaradaikin and P. Balgavy (1993) Mathematical model of the cut-off effect in the homologous series of tertiary amine local anesthetics Pharmazie 48: 446-50 ;

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