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Lorenzo Brancaleon

TitlePhD
Faculty RankAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
DepartmentPhysics and Astronomy
AddressUniversity of Texas at San antonio
1 Utsa Cir
San Antonio TX 78249
Phone210-458-5694
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    Our group investigates various protein/dye systems. The goal is to establish and understand the mechanisms by which photoactive dyes non-covalently attached to proteins can prompt conformational changes of the protein upon irradiation with visible light. These studies are then used to either inactivate
    specific proteins or introduce photosensitive, “artificial” properties (structural, enzymatic, etc.) to globular proteins.
    We also use the same approach, in conjunction with self-assembly with nanoparticles, to study protein/dye complexes that in aqueous solution would be capable of converting solar energy into molecular hydrogen in a photosynthetic mimic that could be developed for biomolecular fuel cells.

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    1. Alva E, George A, Brancaleon L, Marucho M. In vitro Preparation of Homogenous Actin Filaments for Dynamic and Electrophoretic Light Scattering Measurements. Bio Protoc. 2022 Nov 20; 12(22). PMID: 36561921.
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    2. Castillo O, Mancillas J, Hughes W, Brancaleon L. Characterization of the interaction of metal-protoporphyrins photosensitizers with ?- lactoglobulin. Biophys Chem. 2023 01; 292:106918. PMID: 36399946.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    3. Alva E, George A, Brancaleon L, Marucho M. Hydrodynamic and Polyelectrolyte Properties of Actin Filaments: Theory and Experiments. Polymers (Basel). 2022 Jun 16; 14(12). PMID: 35746014.
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    4. Fenner K, Redgate A, Brancaleon L. A 200 nanoseconds all-atom simulation of the pH-dependent EF loop transition in bovine ?-lactoglobulin. The role of the orientation of the E89 side chain. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2022 01; 40(1):549-564. PMID: 32909899.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    5. Cozzolino M, Pesce L, Pezzuoli D, Montali C, Brancaleon L, Cavanna L, Abbruzzetti S, Diaspro A, Bianchini P, Viappiani C. Apomyoglobin is an efficient carrier for zinc phthalocyanine in photodynamic therapy of tumors. Biophys Chem. 2019 10; 253:106228. PMID: 31349136.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    6. Hu J, Hernandez Soraiz E, Johnson CN, Demeler B, Brancaleon L. Novel combinations of experimental and computational analysis tested on the binding of metalloprotoporphyrins to albumin. Int J Biol Macromol. 2019 Aug 01; 134:445-457. PMID: 31078597.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    7. Johnson CN, Gorbet GE, Ramsower H, Urquidi J, Brancaleon L, Demeler B. Multi-wavelength analytical ultracentrifugation of human serum albumin complexed with porphyrin. Eur Biophys J. 2018 Oct; 47(7):789-797. PMID: 29675648.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Hu J, Allen R, Rozinek S, Brancaleon L. Experimental and computational characterization of photosensitized conformational effects mediated by protoporphyrin ligands on human serum albumin. Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2017 May 17; 16(5):694-710. PMID: 28287230.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    9. Farooqi MJ, Penick MA, Negrete GR, Brancaleon L. Human serum albumin as vehicle for the solubilization of perylene diimides in aqueous solutions. Int J Biol Macromol. 2017 Jan; 94(Pt A):246-257. PMID: 27720966.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    10. Vall-Sagarra A, McMicken B, Nonell S, Brancaleon L. Effects of Visible-Light Irradiation of Protoporphyrin IX on the Self-Assembly of Tubulin Heterodimers. Chemphyschem. 2016 Oct 18; 17(20):3269-3282. PMID: 27490308.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Cells
    11. Rozinek SC, Thomas RJ, Brancaleon L. Biophysical characterization of the interaction of human albumin with an anionic porphyrin. Biochem Biophys Rep. 2016 Sep; 7:295-302. PMID: 28955918.
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    12. McMicken B, Thomas RJ, Brancaleon L. Partial Unfolding of Tubulin Heterodimers Induced by Two-Photon Excitation of Bound meso-Tetrakis(sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin. J Phys Chem B. 2016 04 21; 120(15):3653-65. PMID: 27035156.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Cells
    13. McMicken B, Parker JE, Thomas RJ, Brancaleon L. Resonance Raman and vibrational mode analysis used to predict ligand geometry for docking simulations of a water soluble porphyrin and tubulin. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2016 Sep; 34(9):1998-2010. PMID: 26431467.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    14. Farooqi MJ, Penick MA, Burch J, Negrete GR, Brancaleon L. Characterization of novel perylene diimides containing aromatic amino acid side chains. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2016 Jan 15; 153:124-31. PMID: 26298679.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    
    15. Babcock JJ, Brancaleon L. The effect of local dynamics of Atto 390-labeled lysozyme on fluorescence anisotropy modeling. Biopolymers. 2015 May; 103(5):285-95. PMID: 25431279.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    16. Barron GA, Valentine R, Moseley H, Brancaleon L, Hill C, Woods JA. Porphyrin profile in four human cell lines after supplementation with 5-aminolaevulinic acid and its methyl ester. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2013 Dec; 10(4):654-63. PMID: 24284124.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    17. Farooqi MJ, Penick MA, Negrete GR, Brancaleon L. Interaction of human serum albumin with novel 3,9-disubstituted perylenes. Protein J. 2013 Aug; 32(6):493-504. PMID: 23975144.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    18. McMicken B, Thomas RJ, Brancaleon L. Photoinduced partial unfolding of tubulin bound to meso-tetrakis(sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin leads to inhibition of microtubule formation in vitro. J Biophotonics. 2014 Nov; 7(11-12):874-88. PMID: 23893937.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    19. Brancaleon L. Combined use of optical spectroscopy and computational methods to study the binding and the photoinduced conformational modification of proteins when NMR and X-ray structural determinations are not an option. Adv Protein Chem Struct Biol. 2013; 93:95-152. PMID: 24018324.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Cells
    20. Babcock JJ, Brancaleon L. Bovine serum albumin oligomers in the E- and B-forms at low protein concentration and ionic strength. Int J Biol Macromol. 2013 Feb; 53:42-53. PMID: 23148944.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    21. Parker JE, Thomas RJ, Morisson D, Brancaleon L. Combination of resonance Raman spectroscopy and docking simulations to study the nonspecific binding of a free-base porphyrin to a globular protein. J Phys Chem B. 2012 Sep 13; 116(36):11032-40. PMID: 22889017.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    22. Renthal R, Brancaleon L, Pe?a I, Silva F, Chen LY. Interaction of a two-transmembrane-helix peptide with lipid bilayers and dodecyl sulfate micelles. Biophys Chem. 2011 Dec; 159(2-3):321-7. PMID: 21924540.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    23. Fuini JF, Surampudi AB, Penick MA, Mahindaratne MP, Negrete GR, Brancaleon L. The photophysical Characterisation of Novel 3,9-Dialkyloxy- and Diacyloxyperylenes. Dyes Pigm. 2011 Feb 01; 88(2):204-211. PMID: 25473140.
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    24. Valdez R, Johnson EM, Belcher JA, Fuini JF, Brancaleon L. Porphyrins affect the self-assembly of tubulin in solution. Biophys Chem. 2009 Dec; 145(2-3):98-104. PMID: 19819610.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    25. Belcher J, Sansone S, Fernandez NF, Haskins WE, Brancaleon L, Brancaleona L. Photoinduced unfolding of beta-lactoglobulin mediated by a water-soluble porphyrin. J Phys Chem B. 2009 Apr 30; 113(17):6020-30. PMID: 19351165.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    26. Silva I, Sansone S, Brancaleon L. An anionic porphyrin binds beta-lactoglobulin A at a superficial site rich in lysine residues. Protein J. 2009 Jan; 28(1):1-13. PMID: 19130195.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    27. Fernandez NF, Sansone S, Mazzini A, Brancaleon L. Irradiation of the porphyrin causes unfolding of the protein in the protoporphyrin IX/beta-lactoglobulin noncovalent complex. J Phys Chem B. 2008 Jun 26; 112(25):7592-600. PMID: 18517238.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    28. Moseley H, Brancaleon L, Lesar AE, Ferguson J, Ibbotson SH. Does surface preparation alter ALA uptake in superficial non-melanoma skin cancer in vivo? Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2008 Apr; 24(2):72-5. PMID: 18353086.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    29. Tian F, Johnson EM, Zamarripa M, Sansone S, Brancaleon L. Binding of porphyrins to tubulin heterodimers. Biomacromolecules. 2007 Dec; 8(12):3767-78. PMID: 18020394.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    30. Harvey BJ, Bell E, Brancaleon L. A tryptophan rotamer located in a polar environment probes pH-dependent conformational changes in bovine beta-lactoglobulin A. J Phys Chem B. 2007 Mar 15; 111(10):2610-20. PMID: 17300189.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    31. Moseley H, Ibbotson S, Woods J, Brancaleon L, Lesar A, Goodman C, Ferguson J. Clinical and research applications of photodynamic therapy in dermatology: experience of the Scottish PDT Centre. Lasers Surg Med. 2006 Jun; 38(5):403-16. PMID: 16788933.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    32. Tian F, Johnson K, Lesar AE, Moseley H, Ferguson J, Samuel ID, Mazzini A, Brancaleon L. The pH-dependent conformational transition of beta-lactoglobulin modulates the binding of protoporphyrin IX. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2006 Jan; 1760(1):38-46. PMID: 16297563.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    33. Ibbotson SH, Moseley H, Brancaleon L, Padgett M, O'Dwyer M, Woods JA, Lesar A, Goodman C, Ferguson J. Photodynamic therapy in dermatology: Dundee clinical and research experience. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2004 Nov; 1(3):211-23. PMID: 25048335.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    
    34. Brancaleon L, Magennis SW, Samuel ID, Namdas E, Lesar A, Moseley H. Characterization of the photoproducts of protoporphyrin IX bound to human serum albumin and immunoglobulin G. Biophys Chem. 2004 Jun 01; 109(3):351-60. PMID: 15110933.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    35. Woods JA, Traynor NJ, Brancaleon L, Moseley H. The effect of photofrin on DNA strand breaks and base oxidation in HaCaT keratinocytes: a comet assay study. Photochem Photobiol. 2004 Jan; 79(1):105-13. PMID: 14974722.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    36. Brancaleon L, Moseley H. Effects of photoproducts on the binding properties of protoporphyrin IX to proteins. Biophys Chem. 2002 Apr 10; 96(1):77-87. PMID: 11975994.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    37. Brancaleon L, Moseley H. Laser and non-laser light sources for photodynamic therapy. Lasers Med Sci. 2002; 17(3):173-86. PMID: 12181632.
      Citations: 89     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    38. Brancaleon L, Durkin AJ, Tu JH, Menaker G, Fallon JD, Kollias N. In vivo fluorescence spectroscopy of nonmelanoma skin cancer. Photochem Photobiol. 2001 Feb; 73(2):178-83. PMID: 11272732.
      Citations: 26     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    39. Ricchelli F, Gobbo S, Moreno G, Salet C, Brancaleon L, Mazzini A. Photophysical properties of porphyrin planar aggregates in liposomes. Eur J Biochem. 1998 May 01; 253(3):760-5. PMID: 9654076.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    
    40. Brancaleon L, Gasparini G, Manfredi M, Mazzini A. A model for the explanation of the thermally induced increase of the overall fluorescence in tryptophan-X peptides. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1997 Dec 01; 348(1):125-33. PMID: 9390182.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    
    41. Brancaleon L, Crippa PR, Diemmi D. Anomalous temperature fluorescence quenching of N-Trp terminal peptides. Biopolymers. 1995 Dec; 36(6):723-33. PMID: 8555420.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    42. Losi A, Bedotti R, Brancaleon L, Viappiani C. Porphyrin-melanin interaction: effect on fluorescence and non-radiative relaxations. J Photochem Photobiol B. 1993 Nov; 21(1):69-76. PMID: 8289114.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    
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