Carlos Catalano, Ph.D., Pharm.D.

Publications

1. Yang Q., Catalano C.E. Biochemical characterization of bacteriophage lambda genome packaging in vitro. Virology 2003 Jan 20;305(2):276-87
   
   
2. Yang, Q. and Catalano, C.E. (2002) "Vanadate Inhibits Communication Between ATPase and Nuclease Catalytic Sites in the Phage Lambda Terminase Enzyme", in preparation for Biochemistry
   
   
3. de Beer T, Fang J, Ortega M, Yang Q, Maes L, Duffy C, Berton N, Sippy J, Overduin M, Feiss M, Catalano CE. Insights into specific DNA recognition during the assembly of a viral genome packaging machine. Mol Cell. 2002 May;9(5):928-9
   
   
4. Hwang, Q., Catalano, C.E., and Feiss, M. (2001) "The Functional Asymmetry of cosN, the Nicking Site for Bacteriophage Lambda Packaging, is Dependent on the Terminase Binding site cosB", Biochemistry, 40, 13370-13377
   
   
5. Bain, D.L., Berton, N., Ortega, M., Baran, J., Yang, Q., and Catalano, C.E. (2001) "Biophysical Characterization of the DNA Binding Domain of gpNu1, a Viral DNA Packaging Protein" J. Biol. Chem., 276(23), 20175-20181
   
   
6. de Beer, T., Ortega, M., Berton, N., Yang, Q., Overduin, M., and Catalano, C.E. (2000) "Letter to the Editor: Assignment of the 1H, 13C, and 15N Resonances of the DNA Binding Domain of gpNu1, A Genome Packaging Protein from Bacteriophage Lambda" J. Biomolecular NMR, 18, 69-70
   
   
7. Yang, Q., Berton, N., Manning, M.C., and Catalano, C.E. (1999) "Domain Structure of gpNu1, a Phage Lambda DNA Packaging Protein" Biochemistry, 38: 14238-14247
   Woods, L. and Catalano, C.E. (1999) "Kinetic Characterization of the GTPase Activity of Phage Lambda Termianse: Evidence for Communication Between the Two NTPase Catalytic Sites" Biochemistry, 38: 14624-14630
   
   
8. Hang, Q., Woods, L., Feiss, M., and Catalano, C.E. (1999) "Cloning, Expression, and Biochemical Characterization of HexaHistidine-Tagged Terminase Proteins" J. Biol. Chem. 274: 15305-15314
   
   
9. Yang, Q., de Beer, T., Woods, L., Meyer, J.D., Manning, M.C., Overduin, M., and Catalano, C.E. (1999) "Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of a DNA Binding Domain of gpNu1, a Phage Lambda DNA Packaging Protein" Biochemistry, 38:465-477
   
   
10. Hanagan, A., Meyer, J.D., Johnson, L., Manning, M.C., and Catalano, C.E. (1998) "The Phage Lambda Terminase Enzyme: 2. Refolding of the gpNu1 Subunit from the Detergent-Denatured and Guanidinium Hydrochloride-Denatured State Yields Different Oligomerization States and Altered Protein Stabilities" Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 23:37-48
    
    
11. Meyer, J. D., Hanagan, A., Manning, M.C., and Catalano, C.E. (1998) "The Phage Lambda Terminase Enzyme: 1. Reconstitution of the Holoenzyme from the Individual Subunits Enhances the Thermal Stability of the Small Subunit" Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 23:27-36
    
    
12. Yang, Q. and Catalano, C.E. (1997) "Kinetic Characterization of the Helicase Activity of the DNA Packaging Enzyme from Bacteriophage Lambda" Biochemistry, 36, 10638-10645
    
    
13. Woods, L., Terpening, C. and Catalano, C.E. (1997) "Kinetic Analysis of the Endonuclease Activity of Phage Lambda Terminase: Assembly of a Catalytically-Competent Nicking Complex is Rate Limiting" Biochemistry, 36, 5777-5785
    
    
14. Yang, Q., Hanagan, A. and Catalano, C.E. (1997) "Assembly of a Nucleoprotein Complex Required for DNA Packaging by Bacteriophage Lambda" Biochemistry 36, 2744-2752
    
    
15. Cai, Z.-H., Hwang, Y., Cue, D., Catalano, C.E. and Feiss, M. (1997) "Mutations in Nu1, the Gene Encoding the Small Subunit of Bacteriophage Lambda Terminase, Suppress the Post-Cleavage DNA Packaging Defect of cosB Mutations" J. Bact. 179(8), 2479-2485
    
    
16. Hwang, Y., Feiss, M. and Catalano, C.E. (1996) "Kinetic and Mutational Dissection of he Two ATPase Activities of Terminase, the DNA Packaging Enzyme of Bacteriophage _" Biochemistry 35, 2796-2803
    
    

17. Catalano, C.E. and Tomka, M.A. (1995) "The Role of gpFI Protein in DNA Packaging by Bacteriophage Lambda" Biochemistry 34, 10036-10042
    
    

18. Catalano, C.E. and Kuchta, R.D. (1995) "Apparent Inactivation of DNA Polymerase a-Primase by Acrolein: Loss of Activity Depends on the DNA Substrate" Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 214(3), 971-977
    
    
19. Tomka, M.A. & Catalano, C.E. (1993) "Kinetic Characterization of the ATPase Activity of the DNA Packaging Enzyme from Bacteriophage Lambda" Biochemistry 32, 11992-11997
    
    
20. Tomka, M.A. & Catalano, C.E. (1993) "Kinetic and Physical Characterization of a DNA Packaging Enzyme from Bacteriophage Lambda" J. Biol. Chem. 268, 3056-3065
    
    
21. Catalano, C.E., Allen, D.J. and Benkovic, S.J. (1990) "Interaction of E. coli DNAPolymerase I (Klenow fragment) with Azido-DNA and Fluorescent-DNA Probes: Identification of Protein-DNA Contacts" Biochemistry 29, 3612-3621
    
    
22. Catalano, C.E. and Benkovic, S.J. (1989) "Inactivation of DNA Polymerase I (Klenow fragment) by Adenosine 2',3'-Epoxide Triphosphate: Evidence for the Formation of a Tight-Binding Inhibitor" Biochemistry 28, 4374-4382
    
    
23. Ortiz de Montellano, P.R., Wilks, A., Choe, Y. and Catalano, C.E. (1990) "Transition Metals and Oxidative Stress" Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine 9, 177
    
    
24. Catalano, C.E., Choe, Y.S. and Ortiz de Montellano, P.R. (1989) "Reactions of the Protein Radical in Peroxide-Treated Myoglobin: Formation of a Heme-Protein Cross-Link" J. Biol. Chem. 264, 10534-10541
    
    
25. Catalano, C.E. and Ortiz de Montellano, P.R. (1987) "Oxene Transfer, Electron Abstraction and Cooxidation in the Epoxidation of Stilbene and 7,8-Dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrobenzo[a]pyrene by Hemoglobin" Biochemistry 26, 8373-8380
    
    
26. Ortiz de Montellano, P.R., Choe, Y.S., dePillis, G. and Catalano, C.E. (1987) "Structure-Mechanism Relationships in Hemoproteins" J. Biol. Chem. 262, 11641-11646
    
    
27. Ortiz de Montellano, P.R. and Catalano, C.E. (1985) "Epoxidation of Styrene by Hemoglobin and Myoglobin" J. Biol. Chem. 260, 9265-9271
    

Refereed Review Articles

1. Catalano, C.E. (2000) "Biochemical and Biophysical Properties of Phage Lambda Terminase, A DNA Packaging Machine" Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (formally Experientia), 57(1), 128-148. (Solicited Review)
   

2. Catalano, C.E., Cue, D. and Feiss, M. (1995) "Virus DNA Packaging: The Strategy Used by Phage Lambda" Molecular Microbiology 16: 1075-1086. (Solicited Review)
   

Books

Catalano, C.E., Editor (2001) "Virus Genome Packaging" Landes Bioscience, Georgetown, TX, In preparation