Publications

2024

28. Gaydar, V., Zananiri, R., Saied, L., Dvir, O., Kaplan, A., and Arnon Henn (2024). Communication between DNA and nucleotide binding sites facilitates stepping by the RecBCD helicase. Nucleic Acids Res Feb 14:gkae108. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkae108.

2022

27. Zananiri, R., Mangapuram Venkata, S., Gaydar, V., Yahalom, D., Malik, O., Rudnizky, S., A. Kaplan* and Arnon Henn* (2022). Auxiliary ATP binding sites support DNA unwinding by RecBCD. Nature Commun 13, 1806. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35379800

2021

26. Giese, S., Reindl, T., Reinke, P. Y. A., Zattelman, L., Fedorov, R., Henn, A., Taft, M. H. and Dietmar J. Manstein (2021). Mechanochemical properties of human myosin 1C are modulated by isoform-specific differences in the N-terminal extension.  J Biol Chem, 296(1):100128-42. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33257319

2019

25. Barber‐Zucker, S., Hall, J., Venkata S. M., Kass, I., Kolusheva S., MacMillan, F., Zarivach, R., Arnon Henn (2019). Metal binding to the dynamic cytoplasmic domain of the   cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) protein MamM induces a ‘locked-in’ configuration. FEBS J,  286 (11): 2193-2215. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30811856

24. Zananiri, R., Malik, O., Rudnizky, S., Gaydar, V.,  Henn A. & Ariel Kaplan (2019). Synergy between RecBCD subunits is essential for efficient DNA unwinding. eLife, 8: 40836. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30601118

2018

23. Singh, A.P., Fridman, Y, Holland, N., Ackerman-Lavert, M., Zananiri, R., Jaillais, Y., Henn, A., & Sigal Savaldi-Goldstein (2018). Interdependent nutrient availability and steroid hormone signals facilitate root growth plasticity. Dev. Cell, 46 (1): 59-72. e4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29974864

22. Ušaj M.,Zattelman, L.Regev R., Shneyer, B.I., Wiesel-Motiuk, N, & A. Henn (2018). Overexpression and purification of human myosins from transiently and stably transfected suspension adapted HEK293SF-3F6 cells. Analytical Biochemistry, 558: 19-27. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30075102

2017

21. Zattelman, L., R. Regev, M. Usaj, P. Y. A. Reinke, S. Giese, A. O. Samson, M. H. Taft, D. J. Manstein and A. Henn (2017). N-terminal splicing extensions of the human MYO1C gene fine-tune the kinetics of the three full-length myosin IC isoforms. J Biol Chem 292(43):17804-17818. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28893906

20. Behrens, V. A., S. Munnich, G. Adler-Gunzelmann, C. Thiel, A. Henn, S. L. Latham and M. H. Taft (2017). The Conserved Lysine-265 Allosterically Modulates Nucleotide- and Actin-binding Site Coupling in Myosin-2. Scientific Reports (1): 7650.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28794442

19. Shneyer, B. I., M. Ušaj, N. Wiesel-Motiuk, R. Regev and A. Henn (2017). ROS induced distribution of mitochondria to filopodia by Myo19 depends on a class specific tryptophan in the motor domain. Scientific Reports  (1): 11577.        https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28912530

18. Ušaj, M. and A. Henn (2017). Kinetic adaptation of human Myo19 for active mitochondrial transport to growing filopodia tips. Scientific Reports  (1): 11596. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28912602

2016

17.Shneyer, B. I., M. Usaj and A. Henn (2016). Myo19 is an outer mitochondrial membrane motor and effector of starvation-induced filopodia. J Cell Sci  129 (3): 543-556. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26659663

2014

16. Henn, A. and E. Sadot (2014). The unique enzymatic and mechanistic properties of plant myosins. Curr Opin Plant Biol 22C: 65-70. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25435181

15. Zoabi, M., P. T. Nadar-Ponniah, H. Khoury-Haddad, M. Usaj, I. Budowski-Tal, T. Haran, A. Henn, Y. Mandel-Gutfreund and N. Ayoub (2014). RNA-dependent chromatin localization of KDM4D lysine demethylase promotes H3K9me3 demethylation. Nucleic Acids Res  42 (21): 13026-13038. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25378304

2012

14. Henn, A., M. J. Bradley and E. M. De La Cruz (2012). ATP utilization and RNA conformational rearrangement by DEAD-box proteins. Annu Rev Biophys 41: 247-267. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22404686

2011

13. Cao, W., M. M. Coman, S. Ding, A. Henn, E. R. Middleton, M. J. Bradley, E. Rhoades, D. D. Hackney, A. M. Pyle and E. M. De La Cruz (2011). Mechanism of Mss116 ATPase reveals functional diversity of DEAD-Box proteins. J Mol Biol 409 (3): 399-414. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21501623

12. McCullough, B. R., E. E. Grintsevich, C. K. Chen, H. Kang, A. L. Hutchison, A. Henn, W. Cao, C. Suarez, J. L. Martiel, L. Blanchoin, E. Reisler and E. M. De La Cruz (2011). Cofilin-linked changes in actin filament flexibility promote severing. Biophys J 101 (1): 151-159.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21723825

2010

11. Henn, A., W. Cao, N. Licciardello, S. E. Heitkamp, D. D. Hackney and E. M. De La Cruz (2010). Pathway of ATP utilization and duplex rRNA unwinding by the DEAD-box helicase, DbpA. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107 (9): 4046-4050.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20160110.

10. Prochniewicz, E., H. F. Chin, A. Henn, D. E. Hannemann, A. O. Olivares, D. D. Thomas and E. M. De La Cruz (2010). Myosin isoform determines the conformational dynamics and cooperativity of actin filaments in the strongly bound actomyosin complex. J Mol Biol 396 (3): 501-509. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19962990

2008

9. Au, J. K., A. O. Olivares, A. Henn, W. Cao, D. Safer and E. M. De La Cruz (2008). Widely distributed residues in thymosin beta4 are critical for actin binding. Biochemistry  47 (13): 4181-4188. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18327913

8. Henn, A., W. Cao, D. D. Hackney and E. M. De La Cruz (2008). The ATPase cycle mechanism of the DEAD-box rRNA helicase, DbpA.J Mol Biol 377 (1): 193-205. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18237742

2006

7. Talavera, M. A., E. E. Matthews, W. K. Eliason, I. Sagi, J. Wang, A. Henn and E. M. De La Cruz (2006). Hydrodynamic characterization of the DEAD-box RNA helicase DbpA. J Mol Biol  355 (4): 697 707. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16325852

2005

6. Henn, A. and E. M. De La Cruz (2005). Vertebrate myosin VIIb is a high duty ratio motor adapted for generating and maintaining tension. J Biol Chem 280 (47): 39665-39676.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16042401

5. Robblee, J. P., W. Cao, A. Henn, D. E. Hannemann and E. M. De La Cruz (2005). Thermodynamics of nucleotide binding to actomyosin V and VI: a positive heat capacity change accompanies strong ADP binding. Biochemistry 44 (30): 10238-10249. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16186105

2003

4. Akabayov, B., A. Henn, M. Elbaum and I. Sagi (2003). RNA labeling and immobilization for nano-displacement measurement: probing three-dimensional RNA structure. IEEE Trans Nanobioscience (2): 70-74. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15382661

2002

3. Henn, A., S. P. Shi, R. Zarivach, E. Ben-Zeev and I. Sagi (2002). The RNA helicase DbpA exhibits a markedly different conformation in the ADP-bound state when compared with the ATP- or RNA-bound states. J Biol Chem 277 (48): 46559-46565.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12324462

2001

2. Henn, A., J. Halfon, I. Kela, I. Orion and I. Sagi (2001). Nucleic acid fragmentation on the millisecond timescale using a conventional X-ray rotating anode source: application to protein-DNA footprinting.Nucleic Acids Res 29 (24): E122.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11812859

1. Henn, A., O. Medalia, S. P. Shi, M. Steinberg, F. Franceschi and I. Sagi (2001). Visualization of unwinding activity of duplex RNA by DbpA, a DEAD box helicase, at single-molecule resolution by atomic force microscopy. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA  98 (9): 5007-5012.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11296244