Publications
Yi, J, Zhao X, Noell CR, Helmer P, Solmaz SR*, Vallee RB*. Role of Nesprin-2 and RanBP2 in BICD2-associated brain developmental disorders. PLoS Genet. 2023,19:e1010642.
*Corresponding authors.
Available from: 0.1371/journal.pgen.1010642
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Gibson, JM*, Cui, H*, Ali, YM*, Zhao, X, Debler, EW, Zhao, J, Trybus, KM**, Solmaz, SR**, Wang, C**. Coil-to-alpha helix transition at the Nup358-BicD2 interface activates BicD2 for dynein recruitment. eLife 2022, 11:e74714.
*First authors, equally contributed. **Corresponding authors.
Available from: 10.7554/eLife.74714
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Zhao J, Liu X, Blayney A, Gandy L, Yang C, Liu X, Xiao Y, Cosgrove MS, Solmaz SR, Zhang Y, Ban D, Loh SN, Chen J and Wang C. EGCG Binds Intrinsically Disordered N-terminal Domain of p53 and Disrupts p53-MDM2 Interaction. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 986.
Available from: 10.1038/s41467-021-21258-5.
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Cui H, Ali MY, Goyal P, Zhang K, Loh J-Y, Trybus KM, Solmaz SR*. Coiled-coil registry shifts in the F6841 Mutant of Bicaudal D Result in Cargo-Independent Activation of Dynein Motility. Traffic, 2020, 21: 463-478. PMID: 32378283.
*Corresponding author.
Available from: 10.1111/tra.12734.
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Cui H, Noell CR, Behler RP, Zahn JB, Terry LR, Russ BB, Solmaz SR*. Adapter proteins for opposing motors interact simultaneously with nuclear pore protein Nup358. Biochemistry, 2019, 58: 5085–5097.
Available from DOI: acs.biochem.9b00907.
*Corresponding author.
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Noell CR, Loh JY, Debler EW, Loftus KM, Cui H, Russ BB, Zhang K, Goyal P, Solmaz SR*. Role of Coiled-Coil Registry Shifts in the Activation of Human Bicaudal D2 for Dynein Recruitment upon Cargo Binding. J Phys Chem Lett, 2019, 10: 4362-4367.
*Corresponding author.
Available from: acs.jpclett.9b01865.
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Noell CR, Loftus KM, Cui H, Grewer CT, Kizer M, Debler EW, Solmaz SR*. A quantitative model for BicD2/cargo interactions. Biochemistry, 2018, 57: 6538–6550.
Available from: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00987.
*Corresponding author.
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Cui, H, Loftus, KM, Noell, CR, and SOLMAZ, SR*. Identification of cyclin-dependent kinase 1 specific phosphorylation sites by an in vitro kinase assay. J Vis Exp, 2018, 135.
*Corresponding author.
Available from: 10.3791/57674. Video article
Solmaz, SR. Chapter Six - On the roles of channel nucleoporins in nuclear transport. In: Nucleic Acids Mol Biol, Volume on Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Transport. Edited by Yang, W. Springer. Invited book chapter, 2018, 33, 65-112.
Available from: 10.1007/978-3-319-77309-4_5
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Loftus, KL, Cui, H, Coutavas, E, King, DS , Ceravolo, A, Pereiras, D, and Solmaz, SR*. Mechanism for G2 phase-specific nuclear export of the kinetochore protein CENP-F. Cell Cycle 2017, 16:1414-1429.
*Corresponding author.
Available from: 10.1080/15384101.2017.1338218.
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Sharma, A**, Solmaz, SR**, Blobel, G and Melcak, I. Ordered Regions of Channel Nucleoporins Nup62, Nup54 and Nup58 Form Dynamic Complexes in Solution. J Biol Chem 2015, 290: 18370-1837.
**First authors, equally contributed. Selected as Journal cover.
Available from: 10.1074/jbc.M115.663500
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Solmaz, SR*, Blobel, G* and Melcak, I*. Ring cycle for dilating and constricting the nuclear pore, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2013, 110, 5858-5863**.
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**Journal cover Selected as science highlight by Advanced Light Source (ALS) synchrotron, Berkeley, CA.
Available from: 10.1073/pnas.1302655110
Solmaz, SR, Chauhan, R, Blobel, G, and Melcak, I. Molecular architecture of the transport channel of the nuclear pore complex, Cell, 2011, 147, 590-602.
Available from: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.09.034
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Solmaz, SR, and Hunte, C. Structure of complex III with bound cytochrome c in reduced state and definition of a minimal core interface for electron transfer, J Biol Chem, 2008, 283, 17542-17549.
Available from: 10.1074/jbc.M710126200
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Hunte, C, Solmaz, S, Palsdottir, H, and Wenz, T. A structural perspective on mechanism and function of the cytochrome bc1 complex, Results Probl Cell Differ, 2008, 45, 253-278.
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Hunte, C, Solmaz, S, and Lange, C. Electron transfer between yeast cytochrome bc1 complex and cytochrome c: a structural analysis, Biochim Biophys Acta, 2002, 1555, 21-28.
Available from: 10.1016/S0005-2728(02)00249-9
