Shimon Weiss

Fluorescence resonance energy transfer and protein-induced fluorescence enhancement as synergetic multi-scale molecular rulers

This paper introduces a two-dimensional molecular ruler combining FRET and PIFE to study conformational changes in biomolecules, demonstrating its application to DNA-protein interactions and RNA polymerase dynamics.

FRETBursts: An Open Source Toolkit for Analysis of Freely-Diffusing Single-Molecule FRET

FRETBursts is an open-source software for analyzing freely-diffusing smFRET data, providing a comprehensive and reproducible platform for burst analysis.

Membrane insertion of- and membrane potential sensing by semiconductor voltage nanosensors: feasibility demonstration

This paper demonstrates semiconductor voltage nanosensors that self-insert into cell membranes and optically record membrane potential with single-particle sensitivity.

A Novel Initiation Pathway in Escherichia Coli Transcription

The paper investigates RNA polymerase initiation kinetics in E. coli, identifying a novel backtracking intermediate that slows transcription and may have therapeutic implications.

Photon-HDF5: an open file format for single-molecule fluorescence experiments using photon-counting detectors

The paper introduces Photon-HDF5, an open file format for single-molecule fluorescence data, and provides tools to create and convert files.