Strange and unconventional isotope effects in ozone formation

YQ Gao, RA Marcus - Science, 2001 - science.org
The puzzling mass-independent isotopic enrichment in ozone formation contrasts markedly
with the more recently observed large unconventional mass-dependent ratios of the …

[PDF][PDF] The transcriptome and DNA methylome landscapes of human primordial germ cells

…, J Li, L Zhang, S Liu, Y Ren, X Zhu, L Wen, YQ Gao… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Germ cells are vital for transmitting genetic information from one generation to the next and
for maintaining the continuation of species. Here, we analyze the transcriptome of human …

The effect of hydration number on the interfacial transport of sodium ions

…, J Chen, WJ Xie, XZ Li, P Jelínek, LM Xu, YQ Gao… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Ion hydration and transport at interfaces are relevant to a wide range of applied fields and
natural processes 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 – 5 . Interfacial effects are particularly profound in confined …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced sampling in molecular dynamics

…, Q Shao, J Zhang, L Yang, YQ Gao - The Journal of chemical …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Although molecular dynamics simulations have become a useful tool in essentially all fields
of chemistry, condensed matter physics, materials science, and biology, there is still a large …

Probing allostery through DNA

…, J Jin, S Chong, H Ge, S Wang, C Gu, L Yang, YQ Gao… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Allostery is well documented for proteins but less recognized for DNA-protein interactions.
Here, we report that specific binding of a protein on DNA is substantially stabilized or …

A simple theory for the Hofmeister series

WJ Xie, YQ Gao - The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2013 - ACS Publications
In cells, biological molecules function in an aqueous solution. Electrolytes and other small
molecules play important roles in keeping the osmotic pressure of the cellular environment as …

An integrate-over-temperature approach for enhanced sampling

YQ Gao - The Journal of chemical physics, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
A simple method is introduced to achieve efficient random walking in the energy space in
molecular dynamics simulations which thus enhances the sampling over a large energy range. …

Effects of Urea, Tetramethyl Urea, and Trimethylamine N-Oxide on Aqueous Solution Structure and Solvation of Protein Backbones: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation …

H Wei, Y Fan, YQ Gao - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2010 - ACS Publications
The effects of urea, tetramethyl urea (TMU), and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) on the structure
and dynamics of aqueous solutions are studied using molecular dynamics simulations. …

On the structure of water at the aqueous/air interface

…, X Chen, L Yang, PS Cremer, YQ Gao - The Journal of Physical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Vibrational sum frequency spectroscopy (VSFS) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations
were used in concert to investigate the molecular structure and hydrogen bonding of the air/…

On the theory of electron transfer reactions at semiconductor electrode/liquid interfaces

YQ Gao, Y Georgievskii, RA Marcus - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2000 - pubs.aip.org
Insight into the dynamics of the electron transfer reactions at semiconductor/liquid interfaces
can be helpful in constructing efficient and stable photoelectrochemical cells and other …