Enrique M. De La Cruz PhD
Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development: Cytoskeleton and Cell Morphogenesis | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology: Membrane Biology and Motion
Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry: Protein Folding and Dynamics
Research Interests
Cytoskeleton; RNA helicases; Kinetics; Thermodynamics; Polymer Mechanics; Processivity more...
Education
- Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1997
Selected Publications
- BR McCullough, E Grintsevich, C Chen, H Kang, A Hutchison, A Henn, W Cao, C Suarez, J-L Martiel, JL Blanchoin, E Reisler & EM De La Cruz (2011) Modulation of actin filament flexibility promotes severing by cofilin. Biophys. J. 101, 151-9.
- AC Reymann, R Boujemaa-Paterski, JL Martiel, C Guérin, W Cao, HF Chin, EM De La Cruz, M Théry & L Blanchoin (2012) Actin network architecture can determine myosin motor activity. Science 336:1310-4.
- W Cao, MM Coman, S Ding, A Henn, ER Middleton, E Rhoades, DD Hackney, AM Pyle & EM De La Cruz (2011) Mechanism of Mss116 ATPase reveals functional diversity of DEAD-box proteins. J. Mol. Biol. 409, 399-414.
