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Nikolai Smolin: publications (h-index = 14)

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Smolin N., Voloshin V.P., Anikeenko A.V., Geiger A., Winter R. and Medvedev N.N. TMAO and urea in the hydration shell of the protein SNase. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 6345-6357. [DOI]
Lamanchane R., Mukherjee S., Smolin N., Pauszek R., Bradley M., Sastri J., Robia S.L., Millar D. and Campbell E.M. Dynamic conformational changes in the rhesus TRIM5α dimer dictate the potency of HIV-1 restriction. Virology, 2017, 500, 161-168. [DOI]
Himes R.D., Smolin N., Kukol A., Bossuyt J., Bers D.M. and Robia S.L. L30A mutation of phospholemman mimics effects of cardiac glycosides on isolated cardiomyocytes. Biochemistry, 2016, 55, 6196-6204. [DOI]
Dvornikov A.V., Smolin N., Zhang M., Martin J.L., Robia S.L. and de Tombe P.P. Restrictive cardiomyopathy Troponin-I R145W mutation does not perturb myofilament length dependent activation in human cardiac sarcomeres. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2016, 291, 21817-21828. [DOI]
Voloshin V.P., Medvedev N.N., Smolin N., Geiger A. and Winter R. Exploring volume, compressibility and hydration changes of folded proteins upon compression. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015, 17, 8499-8508. [DOI]
Voloshin V.P., Medvedev N.N., Smolin N., Geiger A., and Winter R. Disentangling Volumetric and Hydration Properties of Proteins. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2015, 119, 1881-1890. [DOI]
Smolin, N. and Robia, S.L. A Structural Mechanism for Calcium Transporter Headpiece Closure. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2015, 119, 1407-1415. [DOI]
Abrol, N.; Smolin, N.; Armanious, G.; Ceholski, D.K.; Trieber, C.A.; Young, H.S.; and Robia, S.L. Phospholamban C-terminal Residues are Critical Determinants of the Structure and Function of the Calcium ATPase Regulatory Complex. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2014, 289, 25855-25866. [DOI]
Sastri, J.; Johnson, L.; Smolin, N.; Imam, S.; Lukic, Z.; Brandaris-Nunez, A.; Robia, S.L.; Diaz-Griffero, F.; Wiethoff, C.; and Campbell, E.M. Restriction of HIV-1 by rhesus TRIM5α is governed by alpha-helices in the Linker2 region. Journal of Virology. 2014, 88, 8911-8923. [DOI]
Hong, L.; Smolin, N.; Smith, J.C. de Gennes narrowing describes the relative motion of protein domains . Phys. Rev. Lett. 2014, 112, 158102. [DOI]
Smolin, N.; Biehl, R.; Kneller, G.R.; Richter, D.; Smith, J.C. Functional Domain Motions in Proteins on the ~1-100 ns Timescale: Comparison of Neutron Spin Echo Spectroscopy of Phosphoglycerate Kinase with Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Biophys. J. 2012, 102, 1108-1117. [DOI] (Featured Article)

Smith, J.C.; Krishnan, M.; Petridis, L.; Smolin, N. Structure and Dynamics of Biological Systems: Integration of Neutron Scattering with Computer Simulation. Dynamics of Soft Matter: Neutron Applications, 2012, 189-204. ed. V. Garcia Sakai, C. Alba-Simionesco, and S-H. Chen, Springer Verlag. link
- Hong, L., Smolin, N., Lindner, B., Sokolov, A.P., and Smith, J.C.; Three classes of motion in the dynamic neutron-scattering susceptibility of a globular protein. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2011, 107, 148102. [DOI] (paper featured in press-releases by ORNL, UTK and ScienceDaily)
- Brown, S.D., Guss, A.M., Karpinets, T.V., Parks, J.M., Smolin, N., Yang, S., Land, M.L., Klingeman, D.M., Bhandiwad, A., Rodriguez Jr, M., Raman, B., Shao, X., Mielenz, J.R., Smith, J.C., Keller, M., and Lynd, L.R.; Mutant alcohol dehydrogenase leads to improved ethanol tolerance in Clostridium thermocellum. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2011, 108, 13752-13757. [DOI] (paper featured in press-releases by DOE and ORNL and ORNL)
Smith, J.C., Krishnan, M.; Petridis, L.; Smolin, N. Integration of Neutron Scattering with Computer Simulation to Study Structure and Dynamics of Biological Systems. Dynamics of Biological Macromolecules by Neutron Scattering, 2011, 1, 99-108. ed. S. Magazu and F. Migliardo, Bentham Science Publishers. link
Smolin, N.; Daggett, V. Formation of ice-like water structure on the surface of an antifreeze protein. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2008, 112, 6193-6202. [DOI]
Smolin, N.; Winter, R. Effect of temperature, pressure and co-solvents on structural and dynamic properties of the hydration shell of SNase - A molecular dynamics computer simulation study. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2008, 112, 997-1006. [DOI]

Smolin, N.; Li, B.; Beck, D.; Daggett, V. Side-chain dynamics are critical for water permeation through aquaporin-1. Biophys. J. 2008, 95, 1089-1098.

Oleinikova, A.; Smolin, N.; Brovchenko, I. Influence of water clustering on the dynamics of hydration water at the surface of a lysozyme. Biophys. J. 2007, 93, 2986-3000.

Oleinikova, A.; Smolin, N.; Brovchenko, I. Origin of the dynamic transition upon pressurization of crystalline proteins. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2006, 110, 19619-19624.

Mitra, L.; Smolin, N.; Ravindra, R.; Royer, C.; Winter, R. Pressure perturbation calorimetric studies of the solvation properties and the thermal unfolding of proteins in solution – experiments and theoretical interpretation. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2006, 8, 1249-1268.

Smolin, N. & Winter, R. A molecular dynamic simulation of SNase and its hydration shell at high temperature and high pressure. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 2006, 1764, 522-534.

Brovchenko, I.; Krukau, A.; Smolin, N.; Oleinikova, A.; Geiger, A.; Winter, R. Thermal breaking of spanning water networks in the hydration shell of proteins. J. Chem. Phys. 2005, 123, 224905.

Oleinikova, A.; Brovchenko, I.; Smolin, N.; Krukau, A.; Geiger, A.; Winter, R. Percolation transition of hydration water: from planar hydrophilic surfaces to proteins. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2005, 95, 247802.

Smolin, N.; Oleinikova, A.; Brovchenko, I.; Geiger, A.; Winter, R. Properties of spanning water networks at protein surfaces. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109, 10995-11005.

Oleinikova, A.; Smolin, N.; Brovchenko, I.; Geiger, A.; Winter, R. Formation of spanning water networks on protein surfaces via 2D percolation transition. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109, 1988-1998.

Smolin, N. & Winter, R. Molecular dynamics simulations of staphylococcal Nuclease: the properties of water at the protein surface. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2004, 108, 15928-15937.
Gelchinski, B. R.; Mirzoev, A. A.; Smolin, N. Computer simulations of vibrational spectra and sound velocity in liquid cesium up to the critical point. J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 2002, 312-314, 138-142.
Smolin, N.; Gelchinski, B. R.; Mirzoev, A. A.; Duldina, E. V. The analysis of the short-range-order atomic structure of liquid metals by the Voronoi polyhedron method and check of the adequacy of the results gained by the RMC method. J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 2002, 312-314, 90-94.

Mirzoev, A. A.; Vorontsov, A. G.; Smolin, N.; Gelchinski, B. R. Structure simulation of topologically disordered binary alloys. Proceedings of the Chelyabinsk Scientific Center, 1999, issue 1, 30-35. (in Russian)
Gelchinski, B. R.; Mirzoev, A. A.; Smolin, N. Analysis of approximations taking into account multielectron effects in the calculation of interionic potentials and properties of liquid metals. Rasplavy (Alloys), 1998, 6, 22-28. (in Russian)
Mirzoev, A. A.; Smolin, N.; Gelchinski, B. R. New procedure of simulation of the short-range order structure of binary disorderd systems within the framework of the tight binding method. Proceedings of the Chelyabinsk Scientific Center, 1998, issue 2, 21-26.

(in Russian)