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 Older Publications:

1.  Tristram-Nagle, S.  Preparation of Oriented, Fully Hydrated Lipid Samples for Structure Determination Using X-Ray Scattering. 2007.  Methods in Molecular Biology 400:(Methods in Membrane Lipids):63-75 (ed., A. Dopico), Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. (PDF)   

2.  Tristram-Nagle, S. and Nagle, J.F. 2007.  HIV-1 Fusion Peptide Decreases Bending Energy, Promotes Curved Fusion Intermediates. Biophysical Journal 93:2048-2055. (PDF)   

3.  Kučerka, N., Tristram-Nagle, S. and Nagle, J.F. 2006. Closer Look at Structure of Fully Hydrated Fluid Phase DPPC Bilayers. Biophysical Journal: Biophysical Letters 90:L83-85. (PDF)

4. Greenwood, A., Tristram-Nagle, S. and Nagle, J. F. 2006. Partial Molecular Volumes of Lipids and Cholesterol. Chem. Phys. Lipids 143:1-10. (PDF)

5.  Petrache, H.I., Tristram-Nagle, S., Harries, D., Kucerka, N., Nagle, J.F., and Parsegian, V.A. 2006. Swelling of Phospholipids by Monovalent Salt. J. Lipid Res. 47:302-309. (PDF)

6.   Kučerka, N., Tristram-Nagle, S. and Nagle, J.F. 2005. Structure of Fully Hydrated Fluid Phase Lipid Bilayers with Monounsaturated Chains.  J. Membrane Biol. 208: 193-202. (PDF)

7.     Tristram-Nagle, S., Lewis, R.N.A.H., Blickenstaff, J. W., DiPrima, M., Marques, B. F., McElhaney, R. N., Nagle, J. F. and Schneider, J. W. 2005. Thermodynamic and Structural Scharacterization of Amino Acid-Linked Dialkyl Lipids.  Biophys. J. 86:1574-86.  (PDF).

 8.   Chu, N., Kučerka, N., Liu, Y., Tristram-Nagle, S., and Nagle, J. F. 2005. Anomalous Swelling of Lipid Bilayer Stacks Is Caused by Softening of the Bending Modulus.  Phys. Rev. E. 71:041904.  (PDF).

 9.    Kučerka, N., Liu, Y., Chu, N., Petrache, H.I., Tristram-Nagle, S., and Nagle, J. F. 2005. Structure of Fully Hydrated Fluid Phase DMPC and DLPC Bilayers Using X-Ray Scattering from Oriented Multilamellar Arrays and from Unilamellar Vesicles.  Biophys. J. 88:2626-2637.  (PDF).

10.  Petrache, H.I., Tristram-Nagle, S., Gawrisch, K., Harries, D., Parsegian, V.A. and Nagle, J. F. 2004. Structure and Fluctuations of Charged Phosphatidylserine Bilayers In the Absence of Salt.  Biophys. J. 86:1574-86.  (PDF).

11.  Tristram-Nagle, S. and Nagle, J. F. 2003. Lipid Bilayers: Thermodynamics, Structure, Fluctuations and Interactions.  Chem. Phys. Lipids (Invited Review) 127:3-14.  (PDF).

12.  Eldho, N.V., Feller, S.E.,Tristram-Nagle, S., Polozov, I.V. and Gawrisch, K. 2003. Polyunsaturated Docosahexaenoic vs.Docosapentaenoic Acid- Differences in Lipid Matrix Properties from the Loss of One Double Bond.  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125:6409-6421.  (PDF).

13.  Tristram-Nagle, S., Liu, Y., Legleiter, J. and Nagle, J. F. 2002. Structure of Gel Phase DMPC Determined by X-Ray Diffraction.  Biophys. J. 83:3324-3335.  (PDF).

14.   Lyatskaya, Y., Liu, Y., Tristram-Nagle, S. , Katsaras, J. and Nagle, J.F. 2001. Method for Obtaining Structure and Interactions from Oriented Lipid Bilayers, Phys. Rev. E 63:011907     [1-9]. (PDF)  

15.   Nagle, J.F. and Tristram-Nagle, S. 2000. Structure of Lipid Bilayers. (Invited Review for BBA). Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1469:159-195.  (PDF).  

16.     Nagle, J.F. and Tristram-Nagle, S. 2000. Lipid Bilayer Structure.  (Invited Review for Current Opinion in Structural Biology). COSB 10:474-480 (Postscript).

17.     Katsaras, J., Tristram-Nagle, S., Liu, Y., Headrick, R.L., Fontes, E., Mason, P.C., Nagle, J.F. 2000. Clarification of the Ripple Phase of Lecithin Bilayers Using Fully Hydrated, Aligned Samples. Phys. Rev. E 61:5668-5677. (PDF)

18.     Nagle, J.F. and Tristram-Nagle, S. 1999.  Structure and Interactions of Lipid Bilayers:  Role of Fluctuations.  In Lipid Bilayers, eds. J. Katsaras,  T. Gutberlet, Springer Verlag, N.Y., (pp. 1-24.)  (Postscript).

19.     Nagle, J.F., Liu, Y., Tristram-Nagle, S., Epand, R.M. and Stark, R. E.  1999.  Re-Analysis of Magic Angle Spinning NMR Determination of Intercellular Waters.  Biophys. J. 77:2062-2065. (PDF).

20.     Tristram-Nagle, S., Isaacson, Y., Lyatskaya, Y., Liu, Y., Brummond, K., Katsaras, J. and Nagle, J.F.  1999.  Polymorphism in Myristoylpalmitoylphosphatidylcholine.  Chem. Phys. Lipids 100:101-113. (PDF)

21.     Nagle, J.F., Petrache, H.I., Gouliaev, N., Tristram-Nagle, S., Liu, Y., Suter, R.M. and Gawrisch, K. 1998.  Multiple Mechanisms for Critical Behavior in the Biologically Relevant Phase of Lecithin Bilayers.  Phys. Rev. E. 58:7769-7776. (PDF)

22.    Petrache, H. I., Tristram-Nagle, S. and Nagle, J. F. 1998. Fluid Phase Structure of EPC and DMPC Bilayers. Chem. Phys. Lipids 95:83-94. (PDF)

23.  Tristram-Nagle, S., Petrache, H. I. and Nagle, J. F. 1998. Structure and Interactions of Fully Hydrated Dioleoylphosphatidylcholine Bilayers.  Biophys. J. 75:917-925.  (PDF).

24.   Petrache, H. I., Gouliaev, N., Tristram-Nagle, S., Zhang, R., Suter, R. M. and Nagle, J. F.  1998.  Interbilayer Interactions:  High Resolution X-Ray Scattering Study.  Phys. Rev. E. 57:7014-24.  (PDF).

25.  Nagle, J. F., Tristram-Nagle, S., Takahashi, H. and Hatta, I.  1998.  Comment on DPPC Subgel Phase Formation Process.  Euro. Phys. J. B1:399. (PDF)

26.   Tristram-Nagle, S., Petrache, H. I., Suter, R. M. and Nagle, J. F. 1998. Effect of Substrate Roughness on D Spacing Supports Theoretical Resolution of Vapor Pressure Paradox. Biophys. J. 74:1421-1427. (PDF)

27.   Tristram-Nagle, S., Moore, T., Petrache, H. and Nagle, J. F. 1998. DMSO Produces a New Subgel Phase in DPPC: DSC and X-Ray Diffraction Study.  Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1369:19-33. (PDF)

28.    Sun, W.,-J., Tristram-Nagle, S., Suter, R. M. and Nagle, J. F. 1996. Structure of Gel Phase Saturated Lecithin Bilayers: Temperature and Chain Length Dependence. Biophys. J. 71:885-891. (PDF)

29.  Sun, W.-J., Tristram-Nagle, S., Suter, R. M. and Nagle, J. F. 1996. Structure of the Ripple Phase in Lecithin Bilayers. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93:7008-7012. (PDF)

30.  Nagle, J. F., Zhang, R., Tristram-Nagle, S., Sun, W., Petrache, H. and Suter, R. M. 1996. X-Ray Structure Determination of La Phase DPPC Bilayers. Biophys. J.70:1419-1431. (PDF)

31.  Zhang, R., Tristram-Nagle, S., Sun, W., Headrick, R. L., Irving, T. C., Suter, R. M. and Nagle, J. F. 1996.  Small Angle X-Ray Scattering from Lipid Bilayers Is Well Described by Modified Caille Theory, But Not by Paracrystalline Theory.  Biophys. J. 70:349-357. (PDF)

32.  Sun, W., Tristram-Nagle, S., Suter, R. M. and Nagle, J. F. 1996. Anomalous Phase Behavior of Long Chain Saturated Lecithin Bilayers. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1279:17-24. (PDF)

33.  Zhang, R., Sun, W., Tristram-Nagle, S., Headrick, R. L., Suter, R. M. and Nagle, J. F. 1995. Critical Fluctuations in Membranes. Phys. Rev. Lett 74:2832-2835. (PDF)

34.  Tristram-Nagle, S. and Dowd, S. 1994. X-Ray Diffraction Study of Three 19F-Labeled Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholines. J. Phys. Chem. 98:4469-4472. (PDF)

35.  Tristram-Nagle, S., Sun, W.-J., Suter, R. M. and Nagle, J. F. 1994. Kinetics of Subgel Formation in DPPC: X-Ray Diffraction Study Proves Nucleation-Growth Hypothesis. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1191: 14-20. (PDF)

36.  Sun, W.-J., Suter, R. M., Knewtson, M. A., Worthington, C. R., Tristram-Nagle, S., and Nagle, J. F. 1994. Order and Disorder in Fully Hydrated Unoriented Bilayers of Gel Phase Dipalmitoyphosphtidylcholine.  Phys. Rev. E. 49: 4665-4676. (PDF)

37.  Tristram-Nagle, S., Zhang, R., Suter, R. M., Worthington, C. R., Sun, W.-J. and Nagle, J. F. 1993. Measurements of Chain Tilt Angle in Fully Hydrated Bilayers of Gel Phase Lecithins. Biophys. J. 64:1097-1109. (PDF)

38.  Tristram-Nagle, S. and Wingert, L. M. 1990. A Thermotropic Study of  1-Deoxy-1-(N-methylocatanamido)-D-Glucitol (MEGA-8) Using Microscopy, Calorimetry and X-Ray Diffraction.  Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 188:41-56.

39.  Tristram-Nagle, S., Wiener, M. C., Yang, C.-P. and Nagle, J. F. 1987. Kinetics of the Subtransition in Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine. Biochemistry 26:4288-4294.

40.  Tristram-Nagle, S., Yang, C.-P. and Nagle, J. F. 1986. Thermodynamic Studies of Purple Membrane. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 854:58-66.