Publications

Publications List
Waite, J.H., and Qin, X.-X. (2001) Polyphenolic phosphoprotein from the adhesive pads of the common mussel. Biochemistry 40: 2887-2893.
Burzio, L.A. & Waite, J.H. (2001) Reactivity of peptidyl tyrosine to hydroxylation and cross-linking. Protein Science 10: 735-740.
Sun, CJ, Vaccaro, E., and Waite, J. H. (2001) Oxidative stress and the mechanical properties of naturally occurring chimeric collagen-containing fibers. Biophys. J. 81: 3590-3595.
Vaccaro, E. and Waite, J. H. (2001) Yield and post-yield behavior of mussel byssal thread: A self-healing biomolecular material. Biomacromolecules 2: 906-911.
Robinson, M.W., Colhoun, L.M., Fairweather, I., Brennan, G.P. & Waite, J. H. (2001) Development of the vitellaria of the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica in the rat host. Parasitology 123: 509-518.
Waite, J.H., Vaccaro, E., Sun, C. J., and Lucas, J. M. (2002). Elastomeric gradients: A hedge against stress concentration in marine holdfasts. Phil. Transactions Royal Society Lond. B357: 143-153.
Anderson, K. E., and Waite, J. H. (2002). Biochemical characterization of byssal protein Dreissena bugensis Andrusov. Biofouling 18, 37-46.
Burzio, L. A. and Waite, J. H. The other Topa: Formation of 3, 4, 5-trihydroxyphenylalanine in peptides. Analytical Biochemistry 306, 108-114.
Lucas, J. M., Vaccaro, E., and Waite, J. H. (2002) A molecular, morphometric and mechanical comparison of the structural elements of byssus from Mytilus edulis and M. galloprovincialis. J. Exp. Biol. 205, 1807-1817.
Lichtenegger, H. C. Schöberl, T., Bartl, M. H., Waite, J. H., and Stucky, G. D. (2002) High wear resistance with sparse mineralization: Copper-biomineral in polychaete jaws. Science 298, 389-392.
Sun, C. J., Lucas, J. M., and Waite, J. H. (2002) Collagen binding matrix proteins from elastomeric extraorganismic byssal threads. Biomacromolecules 3, 1240-1248.
Wang, J.,, Even, M. A. , Chen, X. , Schmaier, A. H. , Waite, J. H. and Chen, Z. (2003) Detection of amide I signals of interfacial proteins in situ using SFG. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 9914-9915.
DeMoor, S., Waite, J. H., Jangoux, M., and Flammang, P. (2003) Characterization of the adhesive from cuvierian tubules of the sea cucumber Holothuria forskali (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea). Mar. Biotechnol. 5, 45-57.
Nishimoto, S. K., Waite, J. H., Nishimoto, M., and Kriwacki, R. W. (2003) Structure, activity and distribution of fish osteocalcin. J. Biol. Chem. 278, 11843-11848.
Lichtenegger, H. C. , Schöberl, T. , Rukolainen, J. T. , Cross, J. O. , Heald, S. M. , Birkedal, H. , Waite, J. H. , and Stucky, G. D. (2003) Zinc and mechanical prowess in the jaws of Nereis, a marine worm Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 100, 9144-9149.
Hassenkam, T., Gutsmann, T., Hansma, P., Sagert, J., and Waite, J. H. (2004) Giant bent core mesogens in the thread forming process of marine mussels. Biomacromolecules 5, 1351-1355.
Waite, J. H., Lichtenegger, H. C., Stucky, G. D., and Hansma, P. (2004) Exploring the molecular and mechanical gradients in structural bioscaffolds. Biochemistry 43, 7653-7662.
Stewart, R. J., Weaver, J. C., Morse, D. E., and Waite, J. H. (2004) The tube cement of Phragmatopoma californica: a solid foam. J. Exp. Biol. 207, 4727-4734.
Hassenkam, T., Gutsmann, T., Hansma, P., Sagert, J., and Waite, J. H. (2004) Giant bent core mesogens in the thread forming process of marine mussels. Biomacromolecules 5, 1351-1355.
Sun and Waite (2005) Mapping chemical gradients within and along a fibrous structural tissue: Mussel byssal threads. J. Biol. Chem. 280, 39332-39336.
Zhao, H., and Waite, J.H. (2005) Coating proteins: Structure and cross-linking in fp-1 from the green shell mussel Perna canaliculus. Biochemistry 44, 15915-15923.
Waite, J.H., Holten-Andersen, N., Jewhurst, S., Sun, C.J. (2005) Mussel Adhesion: Finding the Tricks Worth Mimicking. Journal of Adhesion, 81, 297-317.
Zhao, H., Sun, C.-J. Stewart, R. J., and Waite, J.H. (2005) Cement proteins of the tube building polychaete Phragmatopoma californica. J. Biol. Chem. 280, 42938-42944.
Zhao, H., Robertson, N. B., Jewhurst, S., and Waite, J. H. (2006) Probing the adhesive footprints of Mytilus californianus byssus. J. Biol. Chem. In press.
Zhao, H., Robertson, N. B., Jewhurst, S. A., and Waite, J. H. (2006) Probing the adhesive footprints of Mytilus californianus byssus. J. Biol. Chem. 281: 11090-11096
Birkedal, H., Khan, R. K., Slack, N., Broomell, C., Lichtenegger, H. C., Zok, F., Stucky, G. D., and Waite, J. H. (2006) Halogenated veneers: protein cross-linking and halogenation in the jaws of a marine polychaete worm. ChemBioChem 7: 1392-1399.
Zhao, H. and J. H. Waite (2006) Linking adhesive and structural proteins in the attachment plaque of Mytilus californianus. J. Biol. Chem. 281: 26150-29158.
Khan, R. K., Stoimenov, P. K., Mates, T. E., Waite, J. H. & Stucky, G. D. (2006) Exploring gradients of halogens and zinc in the surface and subsurface of Nereis jaws. Langmuir 22: 8465-8471.
Moses, (D. N. Mattoni, M. A. Slack, N. L. Waite, J. H. and Zok, F. W. (2006) Role of melanin in mechanical properties of Glycera jaw. Acta Biomaterialia 2: 521-530.
Broomell, C.C., Mattoni, M. A., Zok, F. W., and Waite, J. H. (2006) Critical role of zinc in hardening of Nereis jaws. J. Exp. Biol. 209: 3219-3225.
Zhao, H. and Waite, J. H. (2006) Proteins in load bearing junctions: Histidine-rich copper binding protein of mussel byssus. Biochemistry 45: 26150-29158.
Moses, D. N., Harreld, J. H., Stucky, G. D., and Waite, J. H. (2006) Melanin and Glycera jaws: Emerging dark side of a robust biocomposite structure. J. Biol. Chem. 281: 34826-34832.
Miserez, A., Li, Y., Waite, J.H., and Zok, F. (2007) Jumbo squid beaks: Inspiration for design of robust organic composites. Acta Biomaterialia 3: 139-149.
Broomell, C.C., Khan, R.K., Moses, D.N., Miserez, A., Pontin, M. G., Stucky, G. D., Zok, F. W., and Waite, J. H. (2007) Mineral minimization in nature's alternative teeth. J. Royal Soc. Interface 4: 19-31.
Lin, Q., Gourdon, D., Sun, C. J., Holten-Andersen, N., Anderson, T. H., Waite, J.H., and Israelachvili, J. N. (2007) Adhesion mechanisms of the mussel foot proteins mfp-1 and mfp-3. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA accepted.