Selected Publication List of REBEKKA WACHTER

"Crystal Structure and Raman Studies of dsFP483, a Cyan Fluorescent Protein from Discosoma striata," Malo, G. D., Wang, M., Wu, D., Stellin, A., Tonge, P. J., Wachter, R. M., J. Mol. Biol. 378 869-884 (2008)

"Kinetic Isotope Effect Studies on the de novo Rate of Chromophore Formation in Fast- and Slow-maturing GFP Variants," Pouwels, L. J., Zhang, L., Chan, N. H., Dorrestein, P. C., Wachter, R. M., Biochemistry in press (2008)

"X-ray Structure of Cerulean GFP: A Tryptophan-Based Chromophore Useful for Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging," Malo, G. D., Pouwels, L. J., Wang, M., Weichsel, A., Montfort, W. R., Rizzo, M. A., Piston, D. W., Wachter, R. M., Biochemistry (Accelerated Publication) 46 9865-9873 (2007)

"Chromogenic Cross-link Formation in Green Fluorescent Protein ," Wachter, R. M., Acc. Chem. Res. 40 120-127 (2007)

"Reaction Progress of Chromophore Biogenesis in Green Fluorescent Protein," Zhang, L., Patel, H. N., Lappe, J. W., Wachter, R. M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128 4766-4772 (2006)

"The family of GFP-like proteins: Structure, Function, Photophysics and Biosensor Applications," Wachter, R. M., Photochem. Photobiol. 82 339-344 (2006)

"Development and Characterization of Green Fluorescent Protein Mutants with Altered Lifetimes," Scruggs, A. W., Flores, C. L., Wachter, R. M., Woodbury, N. W. , Biochemistry 44 13377- 13384 (2005)

"Maturation Efficiency, Trypsin Sensitivity and Optical Properties of Arg96, Glu222 and Gly67 Variants of Green Fluorescent Protein.," J.A. Sniegowski, M.E. Phail and R.M. Wachter, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm 332 657-663 (2005)

"Oxidative Chemistry in the GFP Active Site Leads to Covalent Cross-Linking of a Modified Leucine Side Chain with a Histidine Imidazole: Implications for the Mechanism of Chromophore Formation," M.A. Rosenow, H.N. Patel and R.M. Wachter, Biochemistry 44 8303-8311 (2005)

"Base-catalysis of Chromophore Fromation in Arg96 and Glu222 variants of Green Fluorescent Protein," J.A. Sniegowski, J.W. Lappe, H.N. Patel, H.A. Huffman and R.M. Wachter, J. Biol. Chem 280 26248-26255 (2005)

"zFP538, a Yellow Fluorescent Protein from Zoanthus, Contains a Novel Three-Ring Chromophore," S.J. Remington, R.M. Wachter, D.K. Yarbrough, B.P. Branchaud, D.C. Anderson, K. Kallio and K.A. Lukyanov, Biochemistry 44 202-212 (2005)

"X-ray diffraction analysis and molecular replacement solution of the cyan fluorescent protein dsFP483," M. Wang, H.N. Patel and R. Wachter, Acta Cryst. 61 922-924 (2005)

"The Crystal Structure of the Y66L Variant of Green Fluorescent Protein Supports a Cyclization-Oxidation-Dehydration Mechanism for Chromophore Maturation.," M.A. Rosenow, H.A. Huffman, M.E. Phail and R.M. Wachter, Biochemistry 43 4464-4472 (2004)

"Light Driven Decarboxylation of Wild-Type Green Fluorescent Protein.," Bell, A. F., Stoner-Ma, D., Wachter, R. M., Tonge, P. J. , J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125 6919-6926 (2003)