Publications
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- Villanueva Valencia J. R., Li D., Casjens S. R., Evilevitch A., "‘SAXS-osmometer’ method provides measurement of DNA pressure in viral capsids and delivers an empirical equation of state.” Nucleic Acids Research, 2023, 1–13 https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkad852
- Villanueva Valencia J. R., Tsimtsirakis E., Krueger S., Evilevitch A., "Temperature-induced DNA density transition in phage λ capsid revealed with contrast-matching SANS.”, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023 Vol. 120 No. 45 e2220518120 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2220518120
- Evilevitch A. Hohlbauch S.V. ''Intranuclear, HSV-1 DNA ejection induces major mechanical transformations suggesting mechanoprotection of nucleus integrity.'' The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, February 23, 2022 | 119 (9) e2114121119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2114121119
- Evilevitch A, Sae-Ueng U., ''Mechanical Capsid Maturation Facilitates the Resolution of Conflicting Requirements for Herpesvirus Assembly.'' J Virol. 2021 Dec 8:JVI0183121. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01831-21. https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jvi.01831-21
- Evilevitch, A., Tsimtsirakis, E., ''Reconstituted virus-nucleus system reveals mechanics of Herpesvirus genome uncoating.'' (2021). QRB Discovery, 1-17. doi:10.1017/qrd.2021.14 Cambridge.org/QRB-Discovery
- Villanueva-Valencia,J.R., Tsimtsirakis, E., Evilevitch, A. ''Role of HSV-1 Capsid Vertex-Specific Component (CVSC) and Viral Terminal DNA in Capsid Docking at the Nuclear Pore.'' Viruses 2021, 13, 2515. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13122515
- Freeman K. G., Huffman J. B., Homa F. L.,Evilevitch A. ''UL25 capsid binding facilitates mechanical maturation of the Herpesvirus capsid and allows retention of pressurized DNA'' Journal of Virology August 4, 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00755-21
- Brandariz-Nuñez A., RobinsonS. J., Evilevitch A. "Pressurized DNA state inside herpes capsids—A novel antiviral target” PLOS Pathogens July 23, 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008604
- Dou T., Li Z., Zhang J., Evilevitch A., Kurouski D. “Nanoscale Structural Characterization of Individual Viral Particles Using Atomic Force Microscope Infrared (AFM-IR) and Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS)” Analytical Chemistry, July 20, 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01971
- Brandariz-Nuñez A., Liu T., Du T., Evilevitch A. "Pressure-driven release of viral genome into a host nucleus is a mechanism leading to herpes infection” eLife Aug 8, 2019, eLife 2018;7:e37345 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.37345.
- Evilevitch A. "The mobility of packaged phage genome controls ejection dynamics”. eLife 2018;7:e37345 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.37345
- Freeman K.G., Behrens M.A., Streletzky K.A., Olsson U. Evilevitch A., "Portal stability controls dynamics of DNA ejection from Phage ". J Phys Chem 2016 May 13. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b04172.
- Bauer D.W., Evilevitch A., "Influence of Internal DNA Pressure on Stability and Infectivity of Phage lambda". J Mol Biol. 2015 Aug 5. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.07.023.
- Bauer D.W., Li D., Huffman J., Homa F.L., Wilson K., Leavitt J.C., Casjens S.R., Baines J., Evilevitch A., "Exploring the balance between DNA pressure and capsid stability in Herpes and phage". J Virol. 2015 Jul 1. pii: JVI.01172-15.
- Li D., Liu T., Zuo X., Li T., Qiu X.,Evilevitch A., "Ionic switch controls the DNA state in phage lambda". Nucleic Acids Research 2015, June 19.
- Sae-Ueng U., Liu T., Catalano C.E., Huffman J.B., Homa F.L., Evilevitch A., "Major capsid reinforcement by a minor protein in herpesviruses and phage". Nucleic Acids Research 2014, Jul 22.
- Sae-Ueng U., Li D., Zuo X., Huffman J.B., Homa F.L., Evilevitch A., "Solid-to-fluid DNA transition inside HSV-1 capsid close to the temperature of infection". Nature Chemical Biology, 2014. 07 September 2014; doi:10.1038/nchembio.1628
- Liu T., Sae-Ueng U., Li D., Lander G., Zuo X., Jönsson B., Rau D., Shefer I., Evilevitch A., "Solid-to-fluid-like DNA transition in viruses facilitates infection". PNAS 2014; published ahead of print September 30, 2014, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1321637111
- Bauer D.W., Huffman J., Homa F.L., Evilevitch A., "Herpes Virus Genome, The Pressure is On", Journal of the American Chemical Society, July 5, 2013, 135 (30), pp 11216-11221; doi: 10.1021/ja404008r
- Evilevitch A., "Physical evolution of pressure-driven viral infection", New and Notable Article, Biophysical Journal, Volume 104, Issue 10, 2113-2114, 21 May 2013; doi 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.03.062
- G. C. Lander, J. E. Johnson, D. C. Rau, C. S. Potter, B. Carragher, A. Evilevitch, “DNA bending induced phase transition of encapsidated genome in phage lambda”, Nucleic Acids Research, 28 February 2013; doi 10.1093/nar/gkt137
- Aylin Ahadi, Dan Johansson, A. Evilevitch, “Modeling and simulation of the mechanical response from nanoindentation test of DNA-filled viral capsids ”, Journal of Biological Physics, March 2013; doi 10.1007/s10867-013- 9297-9
- Emrecan Soylemez, Maarten P. de Boer, Udom Sae-Ueng, Alex Evilevitch, Tom A. Stewart, May Nyman, "Photocatalytic Degradation of Bacteriophages Evidenced by Atomic Force Microscopy", PLoS One, January 3, 2013, Vol. 8, Issue 1, e53601.
- Elmar Nurmemmedov, Martin Castelnovo, Elisabeth Medina, Carlos E Catalano, Alex Evilevitch, "Challenging packaging limits and infectivity of phage lambda", Journal of Molecular Biology,13 January 2012, Vol. 415, Issue 2, pp 263-273 .
- Pernilla Nevsten, Alex Evilevitch, and Reine Wallenberg, “Chemical mapping of DNA and counter-ion content inside phage by energy-filtered TEM”, Journal of Biological Physics, March 2012, Vol. 38, Issue 2, pp 229-240.
- A. Evilevitch, W. H. Roos, I. L. Ivanvoska, M. Jeembaeva, B. Jönsson, and G. J. L. Wuite, “Effects of Salts on Internal DNA Pressure and Mechnical Properties of Phage Capsids”, Journal of Molecular Biology, Vol. 405, Issue 1, 2011.
- M. Jeembaeva, B. Jönsson, M. Castelnovo, and A. Evilevitch, “DNA Heats Up: Energetics of Genome Ejection from Phage Revealed by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry”, Journal of Molecular Biology, Vol. 395, Issue 5, 2010.
- S. Koester, A. Evilevitch, M. Jeembaeva, and D. Weitz, “Influence of internal capsid pressure on viral infection by Phage lambda”, Biophysical Journal, Vol. 97, Issue 6, 2009.
- A. Ahadi, J. Colomo, A. Evilevitch “Three-Dimensional simulation of Nanoindentation Response of Viral Capsids. Shape and Size Effects”, J. of Phys. Chem. B, Mar 19;113(11):3370-8, 2009.
- G. Lander, A. Evilevitch, M. Jeembaeva, C. S. Potter, B. Carragher, J. E. Johnson “Bacteriophage Lambda Stabilization by Auxiliary Protein gpD: Timing, Location, and Mechanism of Attachment Determined by Cryo-EM”, Structure, 16: 1399-1406, 2008.
- M. Jeembaeva, M. Castelnovo, F. Larsson, A. Evilevitch “Osmotic pressure: inhibiting or promoting DNA ejection from phage”, J. Mol. Biol. Aug 29;381(2):310-23, June 6 2008. 6.
- A. Evilevitch, L. Fang, A. Yoffe, M. Castelnovo, D. C. Rau, V. A. Parsegian, W. M. Gelbart, C. M. Knobler “Effects of salt concentrations and bending energy on the extent of ejection of phage genomes”, Biophysical Journal, Feb, Vol. 94 1110-1120, 2008.
- E. Nurmemmedov, M. Castelnovo, C.E. Catalano, A. Evilevitch "Biophysics of viral infectivity: matching genome length with capsid size." Q Rev Biophys. 2007 Nov;40(4):327-56. Review.
- M. Castelnovo and A. Evilevitch, “DNA ejection from bacteriophage: towards a general behavior for osmotic suppression experiments” Eur. Phys. J. E 24, 9-18, 2007.
- D. Löf, K. Schillén, B. Jönsson, A. Evilevitch “Dynamic and static light scattering of DNA ejection kinetics from phage” Physical Review E, Vol. 76, No 1, 011914, 2007.
- W. Roos, I. Ivanovska, A. Evilevitch, G. Wuite “Viral capsids: mechanical characteristics, genome packaging and delivery mechanisms”, review article, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences Journal, 64(12): 1484–1497, June 2007.
- I. Ivanovska, B. Jönsson, G. Wuite, A. Evilevitch “Internal DNA pressure modifies stability of wild-type phage”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), Jun 5;104(23):9603-8. Epub 2007 May 29, 2007.
- D. Löf, K. Schillén, B. Jönsson, A. Evilevitch “Forces controlling the rate of DNA ejection from phage lambda.” Journal of Molecular Biology, Apr 20;368(1):55-65. Feb 6, 2007 Journal of Molecular Biology, Apr 20;368(1):55-65. Epub 2007 Feb 6, 2007
- A. Evilevitch, “Effects of condensing agent and nuclease on the extent of ejection from phage lambda”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110, 22261-22265, 2006.
- M. Castelnovo, A. Evilevitch “Binding Effects in Multivalent Gibbs-Donnan Equilibrium”, Europhys. Lett., 4, 73, 2006.
- P. Grayson, A. Evilevitch, M.M. Inamdar, P.K. Purohit, W.M. Gelbart, C.M. Knobler, R. Phillips ”The effect of genome length on ejection forces in bacteriophage lambda.”, Virology. 2006 May 10; 348(2):430-6. Feb 15, 2006
- A. Evilevitch, J.W. Gober, M. Phillips, C.M. Knobler, W.M. Gelbart “Measurements of DNA lengths remaining in a viral capsid after osmotically suppressed partial ejection”, Biophysical Journal 88 (1): 751-756 Jan 2005.
- A. Evilevitch, M. Castelnovo, C.M. Knobler, W.M. Gelbart “Measuring the force ejecting DNA from phage”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 108 (21): 6838-6843 May 27 2004.
- A. Evilevitch, L. Lavelle, E. Raspaud, C.M. Knobler, W.M. Gelbart “Osmotic pressure inhibition of DNA ejection from phage” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) 100 (16): 9292-9295 Aug 5 2003.
- A. Evilevitch, J. Rescic, B. Jönsson, U. Olsson “Computer simulation of molecular exchange in colloidal systems Journal of Physical Chemistry B 106 (45): 11746-11757 Nov 14 2002.
- A. Evilevitch, B. Jönsson, U. Olsson, H. Wennerström “Molecular transport in a nonequilibrium droplet microemulsion system” Langmuir 17 (22): 6893-6904 Oct 30 2001.
- A. Evilevitch, V. Lobaskin, P. Linse, U. Olsson “Structure and transport properties of a charged spherical microemulsion system” Langmuir 17 (4): 1043-1053 Feb 20 2001.
- A. Evilevitch, U. Olsson, B. Jönsson, H. Wennerström “Kinetics of oil solubilization in microemulsion droplets. Mechanism of oil transport” Langmuir 16 (23): 8755-8762 Nov 14 2000.
Book Chapters
- A. Evilevitch "Energetics of the DNA-Filled Head'', Chapter in Encyclopedia of Virology 4th edition, May 7, 2020. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.21519-7
- A. Evilevitch and M. Castelnovo in “Emerging Topics in Physical Virology”, Imperial College Press, UK (edited by Peter G. Stockley and Reidun Twarock), Oxford University Press 2010.