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Serge L. Smirnov

Western Washington UniversityORCID 0000-0001-8583-0342Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 2 Scientific Communication & Education· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1

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John M. AntosiD· 2 shared Adam WachsmaniD· 1 shared Caleb M. HowertoniD· 1 shared Claire E Bloom· 1 shared Damien L. Mosier· 1 shared Erich G. WalkenhaueriD· 1 shared Evan J. CurryiD· 1 shared George P. LisiiD· 1 shared

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Actin filament bundling by the Arabidopsis VILLIN4 C-terminus involves the basic segment of the IDR linker and is sensitive to temperature and ionic strength

Stefan K. Clarke, William P. Pedersen, Jake S. Heins, Caleb M. Howerton, Evan J. Curry, Damien L. Mosier, Lynn J. Pillitteri, John M. Antos, Serge L. Smirnov

This study shows that the basic segment of the AtVLN4 linker bundles actin filaments and is influenced by temperature and potassium ions.

bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Undergraduate Biophysical Chemistry Series: Teaching through a Combination of a Purpose-built Textbook, Research-derived Biomolecular Samples and Computer Labs

Serge L. Smirnov, Liliya Vugmeyster, Norda S. Stephenson, James McCarty

The paper describes an integrative biophysics course combining a textbook, experimental samples, and computer labs to teach computational structural biology and spectroscopy.

bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2026 · PreprintScientific Communication & Education

Mutation-induced heterogeneity of the β7-β8 loop of the Staphylococcus aureus class A sortase leading to enhanced catalytic efficiency characterized by NMR and enzyme kinetics

Erich G. Walkenhauer, Noah Cox-Tigre, Manish Chaubey, Raphael Marcenac, Adam Wachsman, Hanna M. Kodama, Katy M. Lindblom, Claire E Bloom, John M. Antos, George P. Lisi, Serge L. Smirnov, Jeanine F. Amacher

This paper investigates how mutations in the β7-β8 loop of Staphylococcus aureus sortase affect catalytic efficiency using NMR and enzyme kinetics.

bioRxiv · Aug 24, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry