Publication List    
2006  
  • Li, F., Leckband, D. (2006) Dynamic Strength of Molecularly Bonded Surfaces, J. Chem. Phys., 125, 94702-94707.
  • Prakasam, A., Maruthamuthu, V., Leckband, D.E. (2006) Similarities between Heterophilic and Homophilic Cadherin Adhesion, PNAS, 103, 15434-15439.
  • Dong, R., Jensen, T.W., Nuzzo, R.G., Leckband, D.E. (2006) Variably elastic hydrogel patterned via capillary action in micro channels, Langmuir, in press.
  • Bayas, M.V., Kearney, A., van der Merwe, P.A., Leckband, D.E. (2006) Dependence of CD2-CD58 Adhesion on Bond Energy and Kinetic Rates, J. Biol. Chem., Ahead of print.
  • Zhu, X., Yan, C., Winnik, F.M., Leckband, D.E. (2006) End-Grafted Low Molecular Weight PNIPAM Does Not Collapse above the LCST, Langmuir, in press.
  • Wang, S.-C, Neoh, K.G., Kang, E.-T., Pack, D.W., Leckband, D.E. (2006) Heparinized Magnetic Nanoparticles: In-Vitro Assessment for Biomedical Applications, Adv. Functional Materials, 16, 1723-17.
  • Prakasam A, Chien YH, Maruthamuthu V, Leckband DE.Calcium site mutations in cadherin: impact on adhesion and evidence of cooperativity.Biochemistry.2006 Jun 6;45(22):6930-9.
  • Plunkett KN, Zhu X, Moore JS, Leckband DE.PNIPAM chain collapse depends on the molecular weight and grafting density.Langmuir. 2006 Apr 25;22(9):4259-66.
  • Gunawan RC, Silvestre J, Gaskins HR, Kenis PJ, Leckband DE.Cell migration and polarity on microfabricated gradients of extracellular matrix proteins.Langmuir. 2006 Apr 25;22(9):4250-8.
  • Bayas MV, Leung A, Evans E, Leckband D. Lifetime measurements reveal kinetic differences between homophilic cadherin bonds. Biophys J. 2006 Feb 15;90(4):1385-95.
  • Yan C, Matsuda W, Pepperberg DR, Zimmerman SC, Leckband DE. Synthesis and characterization of an electroactive surface that releases gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).J Colloid Interface Sci. 2006 Apr 1;296(1):165-77.
2005
  • Wieland, J.A., Gewirth, A.A., Leckband, D.E., (2005) Single Molecule Measurements of the Impact of Lipid Phase Behavior on Anchor Strengths, J. Phys. Chem. B., 109, 5985-5993.
  • Wieland JA, Gewirth AA, Leckband DE. Single molecule adhesion measurements reveal two homophilic neural cell adhesion molecule bonds with mechanically distinct properties.J Biol Chem. 2005 Dec 9;280(49):41037-46.
  • Hukkanen EJ, Wieland JA, Gewirth A, Leckband DE, Braatz RD. Multiple-bond kinetics from single-molecule pulling experiments: evidence for multiple NCAM bonds.Biophys J. 2005 Nov;89(5):3434-45.
  • Gunawan RC, Choban ER, Conour JE, Silvestre J, Schook LB, Gaskins HR, Leckband DE, Kenis PJ. Regiospecific control of protein expression in cells cultured on two-component counter gradients of extracellular matrix proteins.Langmuir. 2005 Mar 29;21(7):3061-8.
  • Johnson CP, Fragneto G, Konovalov O, Dubosclard V, Legrand JF, Leckband DE. Structural studies of the neural-cell-adhesion molecule by X-ray and neutron reflectivity.Biochemistry. 2005 Jan 18;44(2):546-54. Erratum in: Biochemistry. 2005 Jul 19;44(28):9824.
  • Johnson CP, Fujimoto I, Rutishauser U, Leckband DE. Direct evidence that neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) polysialylation increases intermembrane repulsion and abrogates adhesion. J Biol Chem. 2005 Jan 7;280(1):137-45. Erratum in: J Biol Chem. 2005 Jun 17;280(24):23424.
2004
  • Zhu X, Degraaf J, Winnik FM, Leckband D. pH-dependent mucoadhesion of a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) copolymer reveals design rules for drug delivery.Langmuir. 2004 Nov 23;20(24):10648-56.
  • Johnson, C.P., Fujimoto, I., Perrin-Tricaud, C., Rutishauser, U., Leckband, D. (2004) Mechanism of Homophilic NCAM Adhesion: use of multiple domains and flexibility, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 101, 6963-6968
  • Zhu, X., DeGraaf, J., Winnik, F., Leckband, D. (2004) Tuning the Interfacial Properties of Grafted Chains with a pH Switch, Langmuir, 20, 1459-1465
  • Bayas MV, Schulten K, Leckband D. Forced dissociation of the strand dimer interface between C-cadherin ectodomains. Mech Chem Biosyst. 2004 Jun;1(2):101-11.
2003
  • Johnson CP, Jensen IE, Prakasam A, Vijayendran R, Leckband D. Engineered protein a for the orientational control of immobilized proteins.Bioconjug Chem. 2003 Sep-Oct;14(5):974-8.
  • Zhu B, Chappuis-Flament S, Wong E, Jensen IE, Gumbiner BM, Leckband D. Functional analysis of the structural basis of homophilic cadherin adhesion.Biophys J. 2003 Jun;84(6):4033-42.
  1. Bayas MV, Schulten K, Leckband D. Forced detachment of the CD2-CD58 complex.Biophys J. 2003 Apr;84(4):2223-33.
2002
  • Vijayendran, R, Motsegood, K.M., Beebe, D.J., Leckband, D.E. (2002) Evaluation of a Three-Dimensional Micromixer in a Surface-Based Biosensor,Langmuir, 19, 1824-1828.
  • Zhu, B., Davies, E.A., van der Merwe, A., Leckband, D. (2002) Direct Measurements of Heterotypic Adhesion Between the Cell Adhesion Proteins CD2 And CD48, Biochemistry, 42, 12163-12170.
  • Martel, L., Johnson, C., Boutet, S., Al- Kurdi, R., Konovalov, O., Robinson, I.,Leckband, D., Legrand, J.F. (2002) X-Ray Reflectivity Investigation of the Structure of Cadherin Monolayers, J. Phys. IV France, 12, 365-377.
  • Efremova, NV, Huang, Y, Peppas, NA, and Leckband, D (2002) Direct Measurement of Interactions between Tethered PEG Chains and Adsorbed Mucin Layers, Langmuir, 18, 836-845
2001
  • Efremova, NV, Sheth, S.R., and Leckband, D (2001) Protein-induced conformational changes in poly(ethylene glycol) brushes: molecular weight and temperature dependence, Langmuir, 17, 7628-7636.
  • Branch, DW, Wheeler, BC, Brewer, GJ, and Leckband, DE (2001) Long-Term Stability of Microstamped Substrates of Polylysine and Grafted Polyethylene Glycol in Cell Culture Conditions, Biomaterials, 22:1035-1047.
  • Zhu, B., Eurell, T., Gunawan, R., Leckband, D. (2001) Protein adsorption and cell adhesion on oligo(ethylene glycol)-terminated self-assembled monolayers on gold, J. Biomat. Sci. Polym. Ed., 56, 406-416.
  • Sivasankar, S., Gumbiner, B., and Leckband, D. (2001) Molecular Mechanism of Cadherin Binding, Biophys. J., 80, 1758-1768.
2000
  • Vijayendran, R. and Leckband, D. (2000) Quantitative Assessment of the Heterogeneity of Immobilized Antibodies, Anal. Chem., 73, 471-480.
  • Eteshola, E. and Leckband, D. (2000) Development of a Microfluidic ELISA Assay, Sensors and Actuators B, 72, 129-133.
  • Sheth, S.R., Efremova, N., and D. Leckband (2000) Interactions of Polyethylene Oxide Brushes with Chemically Selective Surfaces, J. Phys. Chem. B, 104, 7652-7662.
  • Efremova, N., Bondurant, B., O’Brien, D., and Leckband, D. (2000) Interaction Forces and Protein Resistance of Neutral Membranes with End-Grafted Poly(ethylene glycol), Biochemistry, 39, 3441-3451.
  • A. Kloss, N. Lavrik, C. Yeung, and D. Leckband (2000) Effect of the Microenvironment on the Apparent Affinity of Immobilized Receptors, Langmuir, 16, 3414-3421.
  • D. Branch, B. Wheeler, G. Brewer, and D. Leckband, Long-Term Maintenance of Patterns of Hippocampal Pyramidal Cells on Substrates of Polyethylene Glycoland Microstamped Polylysine (2000) IEEE Transactions on Biomedical
    Engineering, 47, 290-300.
  • N. Lavrik and D. Leckband (2000) Optical and Direct Force Measurements of Interactions Between Monolayers of Aromatic Macrocycles on Surfactant Membranes, Langmuir, 16, 1842-1851.
Reviews
  • Leckband D, Prakasam A.Mechanism and dynamics of cadherin adhesion.Annu Rev Biomed Eng. 2006;8:259-87.
  • Leckband, D. (2004) Adhesion Protein Nanomechanics, Curr. Op. Struct. Biol., 14, 524-530
  • Leckband, D. and Israelachvili, J.N. (2001) Forces in Biology, Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics, 34, 105-267.
  • Leckband, D. (2001) Novel Recognition Mechanisms in Biological Adhesion, Curr.Op. Coll. Sci., 6, 498-505.
  • Leckband, D. (2001) Force as a Probe of Membrane Structure and Function, Current Op. Struct. Biol., 11, 433-439.
  • Halperin, A. and Leckband, D. (2000) From Ship Hulls to Contact Lenses: Repression of Protein Adsorption and the Puzzle of PEO, C.R. Acad. Sci., Paris,Serie IV, 1171-1178.
  • Leckband, D. and Sivasankar, S. (2000) Mechanisms of Cadherin Binding, Current Opinions in Cell Biology, 12, 587-592.
  • Leckband, D. (2000) Measuring Forces that Control Protein Interactions, Ann. Rev.Biophys. Biomol. Structure, 29, 1-26.
  • Leckband, D., T.Kuhl, H.K. Wang, W. Müller, J. Herron, and H. Ringsdorf (2000)Direct Force Measurements of Antibody-Antigen Interactions, Methods, 20, 329-340.
  • Leckband, D. and Sivasankar, S., Forces in Protein Interactions: Theory and Experiment, Colloids and Surfaces, B, Special DLVO Edition (2000) 14, 83-97.
  • Leckband, D., Sheth, S.R., and Halperin, A., (1999) Grafted Poly(ethylene oxide)Brushes as Nonfouling Surface Coatings, J. Biomat. Sci. Polym. Ed., 10, 1125-1147.
  • Leckband, D. (1995) The surface force apparatus-a tool for probing molecular protein interactions, Nature, 376, 617-618.
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