Georgia Institute of TechnologyCenter for the study of systems biology
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Dr. Mu Gao

Postdoctoral Fellow

Mu Gao
Mu Gao

    Contact information:
  • Center for the Study of Systems Biology
  • 250 14th Street NW, Room 120B
  • Atlanta GA, 30318, Mail Code:0590
  • Tel :(404) 407-8988
  • Fax :(404) 385-7478
  • Email: mu.gao@gatech.edu

Research Interests

  • Prediction of Protein structure and function
  • Modeling of biological molecules and systems
  • Molecular mechanisms of cellular mechanics

List of publications:

[14] PDF Eileen Puklin-Faucher, Mu Gao, Klaus Schulten, and Viola Vogel. How the headpiece hinge angle is opened: new insights into the dynamics of integrin activation. Journal of Cell Biology, 175:349-360, 2006.
[13] PDF Mu Gao, Marcos Sotomayor, Elizabeth Villa, Eric Lee, and Klaus Schulten. Molecular mechanisms of cellular mechanics. Physical Chemistry - Chemical Physics, 8:3692-3706, 2006.
[12] PDF Mu Gao and Klaus Schulten. Onset of anthrax toxin pore formation. Biophysical Journal, 90:3267-3279, 2006.
[11] Eric H. Lee, Mu Gao, Nikos Pinotsis, Matthias Wilmanns, and Klaus Schulten. Mechanical strength of the titin Z1Z2/telethonin complex. Structure, 14:497-509, 2006.
[10] PDF Mu Gao and Klaus Schulten. Integrin activation in vivo and in silico. Structure, 12:2096-2098, 2004.
[9] PDF David Craig, Mu Gao, Klaus Schulten, and Viola Vogel. Structural insights into how the MIDAS ion stabilizes integrin binding to an RGD peptide under force. Structure, 12:2049-2058, 2004.
[8] PDF David Craig, Mu Gao, Klaus Schulten, and Viola Vogel. Tuning the mechanical stability of fibronectin type III modules through sequence variation. Structure, 12:21-30, 2004.
[7] PDF Mu Gao, David Craig, Olivier Lequin, Iain D. Campbell, Viola Vogel, and Klaus Schulten. Structure and functional significance of mechanically unfolded fibronectin type III1 intermediates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 100:14784-14789, 2003.
[6] PDF Emad Tajkhorshid, Aleksij Aksimentiev, Ilya Balabin, Mu Gao, Barry Isralewitz, James C. Phillips, Fangqiang Zhu, and Klaus Schulten. In Frederic M. Richards, David S. Eisenberg, and John Kuriyan, editors. Large scale simulation of protein mechanics and function Advances in Protein Chemistry, volume 66, pages 195-247. Elsevier Academic Press, New York, 2003.
[5] Mu Gao, Hui Lu, and Klaus Schulten. Unfolding of titin domains studied by molecular dynamics simulations. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, 23:513-521, 2002.
[4] PDF Mu Gao, Matthias Wilmanns, and Klaus Schulten. Steered molecular dynamics studies of titin I1 domain unfolding. Biophysical Journal, 83:3097-3112, 2002.
[3] Mu Gao, David Craig, Viola Vogel, and Klaus Schulten. Identifying unfolding intermediates of FN-III-10 by steered molecular dynamics. Journal of Molecular Biology, 323:939-950, 2002.
[2] PDF Mu Gao, Hui Lu, and Klaus Schulten. Simulated refolding of stretched titin immunoglobulin domains. Biophysical Journal, 81:2268-2277, 2001.
[1] PDF Barry Isralewitz, Mu Gao, and Klaus Schulten. Steered molecular dynamics and mechanical functions of proteins. Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 11:224-230, 2001.