A Complete List of Refereed Publications
| 2022 | Melanization of Candida auris is Associated with Alteration of Extracellular pH | D. F. Q. Smith, N. J. Mudrak, D. Zamith-Miranda, C. Chrissian, L. Honorato, L. Nimrichter, B. Smith, G. Gerfen, R. E. Stark, J. D. Nosanchuk, and A. Casadevall, , J. of Fungi., Fifty years of Fungi: A Special Issue Honoring the Contributions of Dr. June Kwon-Chung to the Field of Medical Mycology, 8(10), 1068, online 10/11/22. |
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| 2022 | Matter of Opinion: Bioinspired Green Science and Technology Symposium in NYC, invited submission for Matter | Norma A. Alcantar, Scott Banta, Gregg T. Beckham, Anthony Cak, Xi Chen, Taraka Dale, Christopher Delre, Leila Deravi, Jonathan S. Dordick, Brian M. Giebel, Dianne Greenfield, Peter M. Groffman, Mandë Holford, George John, Neel S. Joshi, Nick A. Kotov, Jin Kim Montclare, Bradley S. Moore, Julia Ortony, Andrew Reinmann, Jiye Son, Ruth E. Stark, Rein V. Ulijn, Charles J. Vörösmarty, and Corey J. Wilson, Matter, 5(7), 1980-84 (2022). |
| 2022 | Lyophilization induces alterations in cryptococcal exopolysaccharide resulting in reduced antibody binding | M. P. Wear, A. A. Hargett, J. E. Kelly, S. A. McConnell, C. J. Crawford, D. I. Freedberg, R. E. Stark, and A. Casadevall, BioRxiv https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.04.483041v1; Carbohydrate Polymers, online 4/29/22, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119547. |
| 2022 | Building blocks of the protective suberin plant polymer self-assemble into lamellar structures with antibacterial potential | A. Kligman, K. Dastmalchi, S. Smith, G. John, and R. E. Stark,* ACS Omega, 7, 3978-3989 (2022). doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c04709; PMC8829861 |
| 2021 | Cryptococcus neoformans melanization incorporates multiple catecholamines to produce polytypic melanin | R. P. Baker, C. Chrissian, R. E. Stark and A. Casadevall, J. Biol. Chem., Online 12/20/21, 298(1), 101519 (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101519 PMC8760516 |
| 2021 | A chemical window into the impact of RNAi silencing of the StNAC103 gene in potato tuber periderms: Soluble metabolites, suberized cell walls, and antibacterial defense | K. Dastmalchi, O. Chira, M. Perez Rodriguez, B. Yoo, O. Serra, M. Figueras, and R. E. Stark,* Phytochemistry, 190, 112885 (2021). |
| 2020 | Unconventional constituents in the fungal cell walls of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Cryptococcus neoformans | C. Chrissian, C. Lin, E. Camacho, A. Casadevall, A. Neiman,* and R. E. Stark,*, invited manuscript, J. of Fungi, 6, 329-345 (2020). Online 12/1/20, doi:10.3390/jof6040329 |
| 2020 | Tailoring NMR Experiments for Structural Characterization of Amorphous Biological Solids: a practical guide | J. E. Kelly, C. Chrissian, R. E. Stark,* invited review for Solid State NMR, online 8/27/20, 109, 101686 (2020). doi:10.1016/j.ssnmr.2020.101686. |
| 2020 | Solid-state NMR spectroscopy identifies three classes of lipids in C. neoformans melanized cell walls and whole fungal cells | C. Chrissian, E. Camacho, J. E. Kelly, H. Wang, A. Casadevall, and R. E. Stark,* J. Biol. Chem., 295, 15083-15096 (2020). doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA120.015201, PMID: . PMC7606693 bioRxiv: 10.1101/2020.07.13.200741 |
| 2020 | Two fatty acid-binding proteins expressed in the intestine interact differently with endocannabinoids | M. P. Lai, F. Katz,* C. Bernard, J. Storch, and R. E. Stark,* Prot. Sci., 29, 1606-1617 (2020). doi: 10.1002/pro.3875 |
| 2020 | Needle in a Haystack: Antibacterial Activity-Guided Fractionation of a Potato Wound Tissue Extract | M. Perez Rodriguez, K. Dastmalchi,* B. Yoo, and R. E. Stark, Bioorg. Med. Chem., 28, 115428 (2020). NIHMSID: NIHMS1575002; PMC32216988 |
| 2020 | Melanin deposition in two Cryptococcus species depends on cell-wall composition and flexibility | C. Chrissian, E. Camacho, M.S. Fu, R. Prados-Rosales, S. Chatterjee, R. J. B. Cordero, J. K. Lodge, A. Casadevall, and R. E. Stark, J. Biol. Chem., online 1/2/20, 295, 1815-1828 (2020). PMC7029119. doi: 10.1101/2020.07.13.200741. Selected to represent Molecular Biophysics for the collection “The Year in JBC: 2020;” featured on the journal cover. |
| 2019 | The structural unit of melanin in the cell wall of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans | E. Camacho, R. Vij, C. Chrissian, R. Prados-Rosales, D. Gil, R. O’Meally, R.J.B. Cordero, R.N. Cole, M. McCaffrey, R. E. Stark, and A. Casadevall, J. Biol. Chem., online 5/22/19, 294, 10471-10489. PMC6615676, doi:10.1074/jbc.RA119.008684. JBC RECOMMENDED READ. |
| 2019 | Temporal resistance of potato tubers: Antibacterial assays and metabolite profiling of wound-healing tissue extracts from contrasting cultivars | K. Dastmalchi,* M. P. Rodriguez,* J. Lin, B. Yoo, and R. E. Stark, Phytochemistry, 159, 75-89 (2019) (online 12/28/18). doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2018.12.007. PMC6555484 |
| 2018 | Sustainable fabrication of plant cuticle-like packaging films from tomato pomace agro-waste, beeswax, and alginate | G. Tedeschi, J. J. Benitez, L. Ceseracciu, K. Dastmalchi, B. Itin, R. E. Stark, Antonio Heredia, A. Athanassiou and J. A. Heredia-Guerrero, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, 14955–14966. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03450 |
| 2018 | Potato native and wound periderms are differently affected by down-regulation of FHT, a Potato Feruloyl Transferase | L. Q. Jin,* Q. Cai,* W. Huang, K. Dastmalchi, J. Rigau, M. Molinas, M. Figueras, O. Serra, and R. E. Stark, Phytochemistry, online 12/27/17, 147, 30-48 (2018). |
| 2018 | Interacting controls of pyrolysis temperature and plant taxa on the degradability of PyOM in a fire-prone northern temperate forest soil | C.D. Gibson, P.-J. Hatton, J.A. Bird, K. Nadelhoffer, C.P. Ward, R.E. Stark, and T.R. Filley, Soil Syst. 2, 48 (17pp) (2018). doi:10.3390/soilsystems2030048 |
| 2018 | Regulation of Monoamine Transporters and Receptors by Lipid Microdomains: Implications for Depression | J. J. Liu, A. Hezghia, S. R. Shaikh, J. F. Ceñido, R. E. Stark, J. J. Mann, and M. E. Sublette, Neuropsychopharmacology, 2018, online 6/28/18), PMC30022062 doi: 10.1038/s41386-018-0133-6. |
| 2018 | The melanization road more traveled by: precursor substrate effects on melanin synthesis in cell-free and fungal cell systems | S. Chatterjee, R. Prados-Rosales, S. Tan, V. C. Phan, C. Chrissian, B. Itin, A. Khajo, R. S. Magliozzo, A. Casadevall, and R. E. Stark, J. Biol. Chem., online 11/1/18, 293, 20157-20168 (2018). doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA118.005791, PMC6311522 |
| 2018 | N-acetylglucosamine supplementation affects Cryptococcus neoformans cell wall composition and melanin architecture | E. Camacho, C. Chrissian, R. J. B. Cordero, L. Liporagi-Lopes, R. E. Stark, and A. Casadevall, Microbiology, online 10/18/17, 163, 1540-1556 (2018). |
| 2017 | Comprehensive MS and Solid-state NMR Metabolic Profiling Reveals Molecular Variations in Native Periderms from Four Solanum tuberosum Potato Cultivars | W. Huang, O. Serra, K. Dastmalchi, L. Jin, L. Yang, and R. E. Stark, J. Agric. Food Chem., 65, 2258–2274 (2017). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b05179. PMC28215068 Attachment One |
| 2017 | Characterization of lipid rafts in human platelets using nuclear magnetic resonance: a pilot study | J. F. Ceñido, B. Itin, R. E. Stark, Y. Huang, M. A. Oquendo, J. J. Mann, and M. E. Sublette, Biochem. Biophys. Rep., 10, 132-136 (2017). doi:10.1016/j.bbrep.2017.03.005. Attachment One, PMC5614646 |
| 2017 | Protocols and Pitfalls in Obtaining Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins for Biophysical Studies of Ligand-Protein and Protein-Protein Interactions | Q. Wang,* S. Rizk,* C. Bernard, D. Kam, J. Storch, and R. E. Stark, Biochem.Biophys. Rep., 10, 318-324 (2017). doi:10.1016/j.bbrep.2017.05.001. NIHMS 880244. Attachment One, PMC5614677 |
| 2016 | Tree Taxa and Pyrolysis Temperature Interact to Control the Efficacy of Pyrogenic Organic Matter Formation | P.-J. Hatton,* S. Chatterjee,* T. Filley, K. Dastmalchi, A. F. Plante, S. Abiven, X. Gao, C. A. Masiello, S. Leavitt, K. J. Nadelhoffer, R. E. Stark, and J. A. Bird, Biogeochemistry, 130, 103-116. doi:10.1007/s10533-016-0245-1. |
| 2016 | Solid-state 13C NMR Delineates the Architectural Design of Biopolymers in Native and Genetically Altered Tomato Fruit Cuticles | S. Chatterjee, A. J. Matas, T. Isaacson, C. Kehlet, J. K.C. Rose, and R. E. Stark, Biomacromolecules, on web 12/10/15. 17, 215-224 (2016) DOI:10.1021/acs.biomac.5b01321. Attachment One Attachment Two |
| 2016 | Potato Wound-Healing Tissues: A Rich Source of Natural Antioxidant Molecules with Potential for Food Preservation | Food Chemistry, on web 4/28/16; 210, 473-480. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.04.123. NIHMS: 785090. Attachment One |
| 2016 | Tree taxa and pyrolysis temperature interact to control the efficacy of pyrogenic organic matter formation | Pierre-Joseph Hatton, Subhasish Chatterjee, Timothy R. Filley, Keyvan Dastmalchi, Alain F. Plante, Samuel Abiven, Xiaodong Gao, Caroline A. Masiello, Steven W. Leavitt, Knute J. Nadelhoffer, Ruth E. Stark, Jeffrey A. Bird, Biogeochemistry, on web 9/23/16 Attachment One |
| 2016 | Activation of Melanin Synthesis in Alternaria infectoria by Antifungal Drugs | C. Fernandes, R. Prados-Rosales, B. Silva, A. Nakouzi-Naranjo, S. Chatterjee, R. E. Stark, A. Casadevall, and T. Gonçalves, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60, 1646–1655 (2016). PMC4775914 |
| 2015 | Defensive Armor of Potato Tubers: Nonpolar Metabolite Profiling, Antioxidant Assessment, and Solid-State NMR Compositional Analysis of Suberin-enriched Wound-Healing Tissues | K. Dastmalchi, L. Kallash, I. Wang, C.V. Phan, W. Huang, O. Serra, and R. E. Stark, J. Agric. Food Chem., on web July 13, 2015; 63(30), 6810–6822 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b03206. Attachment One |
| 2015 | Fungal melanin: what do we know about structure? | J. Nosanchuk, R. E. Stark, and A. Casadevall, invited review for Frontiers in Microbiology, 22 December 2015 (open access). DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01463. PMC4687393 |
| 2015 | Solid-state NMR Reveals the Carbon-based Molecular Architecture of Cryptococcus neoformans Fungal Eumelanins in the Cell Wall | S. Chatterjee, R. Prados-Rosales, B. Itin, A. Casadevall, and R.E. Stark, J. Biol. Chem., on web 3/30/15; 290, 13779-13790 (2015). doi:10.1074/jbc.M114.618389. PMC4447955 |
| 2015 | Structural Characterization of Melanin Pigments from Commercial Preparations of the Edible Mushroom Auricularia auricula | R. Prados-Rosales, S. Toriola, A. Nakouzi, S. Chatterjee, R.E. Stark, G. Gerfen, P. Tumpowsky, E. Dadachova, and A. Casadevall, J. Agric. Food Chem., on web August 5, 2015; 63(33), 7326-7332 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b02713. PMID: 26244793 PMC26244793 |
| 2014 | High-resolution Magic-angle Spinning | R.E. Stark, B. Yu, J. Zhong, B. Yan, G. Wu, and S. Tian, in “NMR Spectroscopy: A Versatile Tool for Environmental Research,” M.J. Simpson and A.J. Simpson, Eds., John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, UK, pp. 87-102 (2014). |
| 2014 | Deconstructing a plant macromolecular assembly: chemical architecture, molecular flexibility, and mechanical performance of natural and engineered potato suberins | O. Serra,* S. Chatterjee,* M. Figueras, M. Molinas, and R.E. Stark, Biomacromolecules, published on web Feb. 6, 2014; 15, 799-811 (2014). doi:10.1021/bm401620d. PMC3983150 |
| 2014 | Solving the Jigsaw Puzzle of Wound-Healing Potato Cultivars: Metabolite Profiling and Antioxidant Activity of Polar Extracts | K. Dastmalchi, Q. Cai, K. Zhou, W. Huang, O. Serra, and R.E. Stark, J. Agric. Food Chem., on web July 7, 2014; 62, 7963-7975 (2014). doi: 10.1021/jf501330h. PMC4126508 |
| 2014 | Demonstration of a Common Indole-based Aromatic Core in Natural and Synthetic Eumelanins by Solid-state NMR | S. Chatterjee, R. Prados-Rosales, B. Itin, S. Tan, A. Casadevall, and R.E. Stark, Org. Biomol. Chem., on web July 8, 2014; 12 (34), 6730 - 6736 (2014). doi: 10.1039/c4ob01066c. PMC4144758 |
| 2013 | Environmental NMR: High-resolution Magic-angle Spinning | R.E. Stark, B. Yu, J. Zhong, B. Yan, G. Wu, and S. Tian, invited review for “NMR Spectroscopy: A Versatile Tool for Environmental Research,” M. Simpson and A. Simpson, Eds., eMagRes, 2, 377-388 (2013), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi: 10.1002/9780470034590.emrstm1340 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470034590 Attachment One |
| 2013 | Liver Fatty Acid-binding Protein Binds Monoacylglycerol in vitro and in Mouse Liver Cytosol | W. S. Lagakos, X. Guan, S.-Y. Ho, L. R. Sawicki, B. Corsico, K. Murota, R. E. Stark, and J. Storch, J. Biol. Chem., 288, 19805-19815 (2013). PMC3707684 |
| 2013 | Tomato Cutin Deficient 1 (CD1) and Putative Orthologs Comprise an Ancient Family of Cutin Synthase-like (CUS) Proteins that are Conserved among Land Plants | T.H. Yeats, W. Huang, S. Chatterjee, H. M-F. Viart, M.H. Clausen, R. E. Stark, and J.K.C. Rose, The Plant J., online December 30, 2013; 77, 667-75 (2014). PMC3951977 |
| 2012 | Touring the Tomato: A Suite of Chemistry Laboratory Experiments | S. Sarkar, S. Chatterjee, N. Medina, and R.E. Stark, J. Chem. Educ., published on web Dec. 14, 2012. 90, 368-371 (2013). doi: 10.1021/ed3004148. PMC3603577 |
| 2012 | Formation of Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites from Carbon Dioxide Using Ammonia Borane | J. Zhang, Y. Zhao, X. Guan, R.E. Stark, D.L. Akins, and J.W. Lee, J. Phys. Chem., 116, 2639–2644 (2012). NIHMSID # 350959. PMC3277841 |
| 2012 | Protocols for isolation and biophysical study of fruit cuticles | S. Chatterjee, S. Sarkar, J. Oktawiec, Z. Mao, and R.E. Stark, “Protocols for isolation and biophysical study of fruit cuticles,” invited article for J. Vis. Exp. (JoVE), 61, e3529 (2012). doi: 10.3791/3529. PMC3460570 |
| 2012 | Using Solid-state NMR to Monitor the Molecular Consequences of Cryptococcus neoformans Melanization with Different Catecholamine Precursors | S. Chatterjee, R. Prados-Rosales, S. Frases, B. Itin, A. Casadevall, and R. E. Stark, Biochemistry, 51, 6080-6088 (2012) doi: 10.1021/bi300325m. PMC3448835 |
| 2012 | Elucidating the chemical structure of pyrogenic organic matter by combining magnetic resonance, mid-infrared spectroscopy and mass spectrometry | S. Chatterjee, F. Santos, S. Abiven, B. Itin, R.E. Stark, and J. A. Bird, Organic Geochemistry, 51, 35-44 (2012). doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2012.07.006. |
| 2012 | What Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Can Tell Us About Protective Tissues | O. Serra, W. Huang, S. Chatterjee, and R. E. Stark, invited mini-review for Plant Sci., 195, 120-124 (2012). doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci. 2012.06.013 NIHMSID #396327. PMC3428714 |
| 2011 | An NMR-Based Structural Rationale for Contrasting Stoichiometry and Ligand Binding Site(s) in Fatty Acid-binding Proteins | Y. He, R. Estephan, X. Yang, A. Vela, H. Wang, C. Bernard, and R.E. Stark, Biochemistry, 50, 1283-1295 (2011), doi: 10.1021/bi101307h. PMC3072248 |
| 2011 | Tissue and cell type specific transcriptome profiling of expanding tomato fruit provides insights into metabolic and regulatory specialization and cuticle formation | A.J. Matas, T.H. Yeats, G.J. Buda, Y. Zheng, S. Chatterjee, T. Tohge, L. Ponnala, A.R. Fernie, R.E. Stark, J. Fei, J.J. Giovannoni, and J.K.C. Rose, The Plant Cell, published online 11/1/11. 23, 3893-3910 (2011). doi: 10.1105/tpc.111.091173. PMC3246317 |
| 2010 | Isolation and Identification of Triglycerides and Ester Oligomers from Partial Degradation of Potato Suberin | W. Wang, S. Tian, and R.E. Stark, “Isolation and Identification of Triglycerides and Ester Oligomers from Partial Degradation of Potato Suberin,” J. Agric. Food Chem., 58, 1040-1045 (2010). PMC2810711 |
| 2010 | A General Protocol for Temperature Calibration of MAS NMR Probes at Arbitrary Spinning Speeds | X. Guan and R.E. Stark, Solid State NMR, 38, 74-76 (2010), doi:10.1016/j.ssnmr.2010.10.001. PMC3008415 |