Recent Publications
  • Dennis AM, Bao G. Quantum dot-fluorescent protein pairs as novel fluorescence resonance energy transfer probes. Nano Lett. 2008 May;8(5):1439-45.
  • Rhee WJ, Santangelo PJ, Jo H, Bao G.Target accessibility and signal specificity in live-cell detection of BMP-4 mRNA using molecular beacons. Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 Mar;36(5):e30.
  • LaConte LE, Nitin N, Zurkiya O, Caruntu D, O'Connor CJ, Hu X, Bao G.Coating thickness of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles affects R2 relaxivity. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2007 Dec;26(6):1634-41.
  • Santangelo PJ, Bao G.Dynamics of filamentous viral RNPs prior to egress. Nucleic Acids Res. 2007;35(11):3602-11.
  • Santangelo P, Nitin N, Laconte L, Woolums A, Bao G. Live-cell characterization and analysis of a clinical isolate of bovine respiratory syncytial virus, using molecular beacons. Journal of Virology. 2006 Jan;80(2):682-8.
  • Santangelo PJ, Nitin N, Bao G. Direct visualization of mRNA colocalization with mitochondria in living cells using molecular beacons. J Biomed Opt. 2005 Jul-Aug;10(4):44025.
  • Bao G, Bao XR. Shedding light on the dynamics of endocytosis and viral budding. PNAS. 2005 Jul 19;102(29):9997-9998.
  • Nitin N, LaConte LE, Zurkiya O, Hu X, Bao G. Functionalization and peptide-based delivery of magnetic nanoparticles as an intracellular MRI contrast agent. J Biol Inorg Chem. 2004 Sep;9(6):706-12. Epub 2004 Jun 30.
  • Nitin N, Santangelo PJ, Kim G, Nie S, Bao G. Peptide-linked molecular beacons for efficient delivery and rapid mRNA detection in living cells. Nucleic Acids Res. 2004 Apr 14;32(6):e58.
  • Santangelo PJ, Nix B, Tsourkas A, Bao G. Dual FRET molecular beacons for mRNA detection in living cells. Nucleic Acids Res. 2004 Apr 14;32(6):e57.
  • Gould P. Nanoparticles: probe biosystems Materials Today. 2004 Feb;36-43.
  • Xu Y, Bao G. A filtration-based protein microarray technique. Anal Chem. 2003 Oct 15;75(20):5345-51.
  • Tsourkas A, Behlke MA, Xu Y, Bao G. Spectroscopic features of dual fluorescence/luminescence resonance energy-transfer molecular beacons. Anal Chem. 2003 Aug 1;75(15):3697-703.
  • Pfister BJ, Weihs TP, Bentenbaugh M, Bao G. An in Vitro Uniaxial Strech Model for Axonal injury. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 2003 Feb;31:589-598.
  • Tsourkas A, Behlke MA, Rose SD, Bao G. Hybridization kinetics and thermodynamics of molecular beacons. Nucleic Acids Res. 2003 Feb 15;31(4):1319-30.
  • Tsourkas A, Behlke M, Bao G. Hybridization of 2’-O-methyl and 2’-deoxy molecular beacons to RNA and DNA targets. Nucleic Acids Research. 2002;30:5168-5174.