Sousa R, Lafer EM.
Keep the traffic moving: mechanism of the Hsp70 motor.
Traffic. 2006 Dec;7(12):1596-603. Epub 2006 Oct 6. Review.
PMID: 17026666

Ferguson ML, Prasad K, Sackett DL, Boukari H, Lafer EM, Nossal R.
Conformation of a clathrin triskelion in solution.
Biochemistry. 2006 May 9;45(18):5916-22.
PMID: 16669634

Jin AJ, Prasad K, Smith PD, Lafer EM, Nossal R.
Measuring the elasticity of clathrin-coated vesicles via atomic force microscopy.
Biophys J. 2006 May 1;90(9):3333-44. Epub 2006 Feb 10.
PMID: 16473913

Augustine GJ, Morgan JR, Villalba-Galea CA, Jin S, Prasad K, Lafer EM.
Clathrin and synaptic vesicle endocytosis: studies at the squid giant synapse.
Biochem Soc Trans. 2006 Feb;34(Pt 1):68-72. Review.
PMID: 16417485

Jiang J, Lafer EM, Sousa R.
Crystallization of a functionally intact Hsc70 chaperone.
Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2006 Jan 1;62(Pt 1):39-43. Epub 2005 Dec 16.
PMID: 16511258

Jiang J, Prasad K, Lafer EM, Sousa R.
Structural basis of interdomain communication in the Hsc70 chaperone.
Mol Cell. 2005 Nov 23;20(4):513-24.
PMID: 16307916

Yu XS, Yin X, Lafer EM, Jiang JX.
Developmental regulation of the direct interaction between the intracellular loop of connexin 45.6 and the C terminus of major intrinsic protein (aquaporin-0).
J Biol Chem. 2005 Jun 10;280(23):22081-90. Epub 2005 Mar 31.
PMID: 15802270 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Rowe PS, Garrett IR, Schwarz PM, Carnes DL, Lafer EM, Mundy GR, Gutierrez GE.
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) confirms that MEPE binds to PHEX via the MEPE-ASARM motif: a model for impaired mineralization in X-linked rickets (HYP).
Bone. 2005 Jan;36(1):33-46. Epub 2004 Nov 24.
PMID: 15664000 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Moron JA, Zakharova I, Ferrer JV, Merrill GA, Hope B, Lafer EM, Lin ZC, Wang JB, Javitch JA, Galli A, Shippenberg TS.
Mitogen-activated protein kinase regulates dopamine transporter surface expression and dopamine transport capacity.
J Neurosci. 2003 Sep 17;23(24):8480-8.
PMID: 13679416 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Morgan JR, Prasad K, Jin S, Augustine GJ, Lafer EM.
Eps15 homology domain-NPF motif interactions regulate clathrin coat assembly during synaptic vesicle recycling.
J Biol Chem. 2003 Aug 29;278(35):33583-92. Epub 2003 Jun 14.
PMID: 12807910 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Jiang J, Taylor AB, Prasad K, Ishikawa-Brush Y, Hart PJ, Lafer EM, Sousa R.
Structure-function analysis of the auxilin J-domain reveals an extended Hsc70 interaction interface.
Biochemistry. 2003 May 20;42(19):5748-53.
PMID: 12741832 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Morgan JR, Augustine GJ, Lafer EM.
Synaptic vesicle endocytosis: the races, places, and molecular faces.
Neuromolecular Med. 2002;2(2):101-14. Review.
PMID: 12428806 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lafer EM.
Clathrin-protein interactions.
Traffic. 2002 Aug;3(8):513-20. Review.
PMID: 12121414 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Carvelli L, Moron JA, Kahlig KM, Ferrer JV, Sen N, Lechleiter JD, Leeb-Lundberg LM, Merrill G, Lafer EM, Ballou LM, Shippenberg TS, Javitch JA, Lin RZ, Galli A.
PI 3-kinase regulation of dopamine uptake.
J Neurochem. 2002 May;81(4):859-69.
PMID: 12065645 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Morgan JR, Prasad K, Jin S, Augustine GJ, Lafer EM.
Uncoating of clathrin-coated vesicles in presynaptic terminals: roles for Hsc70 and auxilin.
Neuron. 2001 Oct 25;32(2):289-300.
PMID: 11683998 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Morgan JR, Lafer EM, Augustine GJ.
Rapid-fire synaptic vesicle exocytosis.
Neuron. 2001 Apr;30(1):5-7. Review. No abstract available.
PMID: 11343637 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Morgan JR, Prasad K, Hao W, Augustine GJ, Lafer EM.
A conserved clathrin assembly motif essential for synaptic vesicle endocytosis.
J Neurosci. 2000 Dec 1;20(23):8667-76.
PMID: 11102472 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Morgan JR, Zhao X, Womack M, Prasad K, Augustine GJ, Lafer EM.
A role for the clathrin assembly domain of AP180 in synaptic vesicle endocytosis.
J Neurosci. 1999 Dec 1;19(23):10201-12.
PMID: 10575017 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Hao W, Luo Z, Zheng L, Prasad K, Lafer EM.
AP180 and AP-2 interact directly in a complex that cooperatively assembles clathrin.
J Biol Chem. 1999 Aug 6;274(32):22785-94.
PMID: 10428863 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Profit AA, Chen J, Gu QM, Chaudhary A, Prasad K, Lafer EM, Prestwich GD.
Probing the phosphoinositide binding site of the clathrin assembly protein AP-2 with photoaffinity labels.
Arch Biochem Biophys. 1998 Sep 1;357(1):85-94.
PMID: 9721186 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Hao W, Tan Z, Prasad K, Reddy KK, Chen J, Prestwich GD, Falck JR, Shears SB, Lafer EM.
Regulation of AP-3 function by inositides. Identification of phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate as a potent ligand.
J Biol Chem. 1997 Mar 7;272(10):6393-8.
PMID: 9045662 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Ye W, Lafer EM.
Clathrin binding and assembly activities of expressed domains of the synapse-specific clathrin assembly protein AP-3.
J Biol Chem. 1995 May 5;270(18):10933-9.
PMID: 7738035 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Ye W, Lafer EM.
Bacterially expressed F1-20/AP-3 assembles clathrin into cages with a narrow size distribution: implications for the regulation of quantal size during neurotransmission.
J Neurosci Res. 1995 May 1;41(1):15-26.
PMID: 7674375 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Ye W, Ali N, Bembenek ME, Shears SB, Lafer EM.
Inhibition of clathrin assembly by high affinity binding of specific inositol polyphosphates to the synapse-specific clathrin assembly protein AP-3.
J Biol Chem. 1995 Jan 27;270(4):1564-8.
PMID: 7829485 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Bonner G, Lafer EM, Sousa R.
Characterization of a set of T7 RNA polymerase active site mutants.
J Biol Chem. 1994 Oct 7;269(40):25120-8.
PMID: 7929200 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Bonner G, Lafer EM, Sousa R.
The thumb subdomain of T7 RNA polymerase functions to stabilize the ternary complex during processive transcription.
J Biol Chem. 1994 Oct 7;269(40):25129-36.
PMID: 7523379 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Zhou S, Tannery NH, Yang J, Puszkin S, Lafer EM.
The synapse-specific phosphoprotein F1-20 is identical to the clathrin assembly protein AP-3.
J Biol Chem. 1993 Jun 15;268(17):12655-62.
PMID: 7685348 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Bonner G, Patra D, Lafer EM, Sousa R.
Mutations in T7 RNA polymerase that support the proposal for a common polymerase active site structure.
EMBO J. 1992 Oct;11(10):3767-75.
PMID: 1396570 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Zhou S, Sousa R, Tannery NH, Lafer EM.
Characterization of a novel synapse-specific protein. II. cDNA cloning and sequence analysis of the F1-20 protein.
J Neurosci. 1992 Jun;12(6):2144-55.
PMID: 1607933 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Sousa R, Tannery NH, Zhou S, Lafer EM.
Characterization of a novel synapse-specific protein. I. Developmental expression and cellular localization of the F1-20 protein and mRNA.
J Neurosci. 1992 Jun;12(6):2130-43.
PMID: 1607932 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Sousa R, Patra D, Lafer EM.
Model for the mechanism of bacteriophage T7 RNAP transcription initiation and termination.
J Mol Biol. 1992 Mar 20;224(2):319-34.
PMID: 1560455 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Patra D, Lafer EM, Sousa R.
Isolation and characterization of mutant bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerases.
J Mol Biol. 1992 Mar 20;224(2):307-18.
PMID: 1560454 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Sousa R, Chung YJ, McAllister WT, Wang BC, Lafer EM.
Single crystals of a chimeric T7/T3 RNA polymerase with T3 promoter specificity and a nonprocessive T7 RNAP mutant.
J Biol Chem. 1990 Dec 15;265(35):21430-2.
PMID: 2254305 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Sousa R, Hrinya Tannery N, Lafer EM.
Two new monoclonal antibodies provide immunohistochemical evidence for the unique biochemical similarity of the mouse globus pallidus, entopeduncular nucleus and substantia nigra pars reticulata.
Neuroscience. 1990;34(2):403-10.
PMID: 2333150 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Sousa RJ, Tannery NH, Lafer EM.
In situ hybridization mapping of glucocorticoid receptor messenger ribonucleic acid in rat brain.
Mol Endocrinol. 1989 Mar;3(3):481-94.
PMID: 2747654 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Sousa R, Rose JP, Chung YJ, Lafer EM, Wang BC.
Single crystals of bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase.
Proteins. 1989;5(4):266-70.
PMID: 2678097 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lafer EM, Sousa RJ, Rich A.
Z-DNA-binding proteins in Escherichia coli purification, generation of monoclonal antibodies and gene isolation.
J Mol Biol. 1988 Sep 20;203(2):511-6.
PMID: 3058987 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lafer EM, Sousa R, Ali R, Rich A, Stollar BD.
The effect of anti-Z-DNA antibodies on the B-DNA-Z-DNA equilibrium.
J Biol Chem. 1986 May 15;261(14):6438-43.
PMID: 3700399 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lafer EM, Sousa R, Rich A.
Anti-Z-DNA antibody binding can stabilize Z-DNA in relaxed and linear plasmids under physiological conditions.
EMBO J. 1985 Dec 30;4(13B):3655-60.
PMID: 4092691 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lafer EM, Sousa R, Rosen B, Hsu A, Rich A.
Isolation and characterization of Z-DNA binding proteins from wheat germ.
Biochemistry. 1985 Sep 10;24(19):5070-6.
PMID: 4074677 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lafer EM, Stollar BD.
The specificity of antibodies elicited by poly(dG).poly(dC).
J Biomol Struct Dyn. 1984 Dec;2(3):487-94.
PMID: 6400909 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Tomasz M, Barton JK, Magliozzo CC, Tucker D, Lafer EM, Stollar BD.
Lack of Z-DNA conformation in mitomycin-modified polynucleotides having inverted circular dichroism.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1983 May;80(10):2874-8.
PMID: 6574457 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lafer EM, Valle RP, Moller A, Nordheim A, Schur PH, Rich A, Stollar BD.
Z-DNA-specific antibodies in human systemic lupus erythematosus.
J Clin Invest. 1983 Feb;71(2):314-21.
PMID: 6822666 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lipps HJ, Nordheim A, Lafer EM, Ammermann D, Stollar BD, Rich A.
Antibodies against Z DNA react with the macronucleus but not the micronucleus of the hypotrichous ciliate stylonychia mytilus.
Cell. 1983 Feb;32(2):435-41.
PMID: 6218888 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Nordheim A, Peck LJ, Lafer EM, Stollar BD, Wang JC, Rich A.
Supercoiling and left-handed Z-DNA.
Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 1983;47 Pt 1:93-100. No abstract available.
PMID: 6574859 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Pardue ML, Nordheim A, Lafer EM, Stollar BD, Rich A.
Z-DNA and the polytene chromosome.
Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 1983;47 Pt 1:171-6.
PMID: 6190608 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lafer EM, Moller A, Valle RP, Nordheim A, Rich A, Stollar BD.
Antibody recognition of Z-DNA.
Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 1983;47 Pt 1:155-62. No abstract available.
PMID: 6190606 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Nordheim A, Lafer EM, Peck LJ, Wang JC, Stollar BD, Rich A.
Negatively supercoiled plasmids contain left-handed Z-DNA segments as detected by specific antibody binding.
Cell. 1982 Dec;31(2 Pt 1):309-18.
PMID: 7159926 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Moller A, Gabriels JE, Lafer EM, Nordheim A, Rich A, Stollar BD.
Monoclonal antibodies recognize different parts of Z-DNA.
J Biol Chem. 1982 Oct 25;257(20):12081-5.
PMID: 7118931 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Nordheim A, Lafer EM, Moller A, Stollar BD, Pardue ML, Rich A.
Left-handed Z-DNA: a DNA structure with biological function? Prog Clin Biol Res. 1982;85 Pt A:101-13. No abstract available.

PMID: 6810374 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Nordheim A, Pardue ML, Lafer EM, Moller A, Stollar BD, Rich A.
Antibodies to left-handed Z-DNA bind to interband regions of Drosophila polytene chromosomes.
Nature. 1981 Dec 3;294(5840):417-22.
PMID: 6796893 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lafer EM, Moller A, Nordheim A, Stollar BD, Rich A.
Antibodies specific for left-handed Z-DNA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1981 Jun;78(6):3546-50.
PMID: 6943554 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lafer EM, Rauch J, Andrzejewski C Jr, Mudd D, Furie B, Furie B, Schwartz RS, Stollar BD.
Polyspecific monoclonal lupus autoantibodies reactive with both polynucleotides and phospholipids.
J Exp Med. 1981 Apr 1;153(4):897-909.
PMID: 6972993 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]