Sajith Jayasinghe

RESEARCH:  Lab

Ekta Priyam, Simon Keng, and Sajith Jayasinghe. (2019). Is Wza the Only Bacterial Outer-Membrane Protein with Helical Transmembrane Segments? Presented at the 33rd Annual Sympoium of the Protein Society, Seattle, WA.

Byron Dehlavi, Lei Tang, Gabriel Godfrey, and Sajith Jayasinghe. (2019). Taking a Magic Leap into Augmented Reality Protein Structure Visualization.  Presented at the 33rd Annual Sympoium of the Protein Society, Seattle, WA

Osmar Meza-Barajas, Allison Newell, Ashwag Binmahfooz, and Sajith Jayasinghe. (2019).  The Bacterial Curli Accessory Protein CsgF Influences the Aggregation of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide. Presented at the 33rd Annual Sympoium of the Protein Society, Seattle, WA.

Osmar Meza-Barajas, Isamar Aranda, Ashwag Binmahfooz, and Sajith Jayasinghe. (2019). Interaction of the Curli Accessory proteins CsgE and CsgF with the Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide. Biophysical Journal, 116(3), p 474a.

Kuldeep Kaur, Huda Rabi, and Sajith Jayasinghe., (2019). Investigating The Oligomeric State of CsgE., Presented at the 31st Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, Anaheim, CA.

Basham, M., Guevarra, C., Meza-Barajas, O., Godfrey, G., & Jayasinghe, S. (2018). Aggregated CsgA Does Not Form In-Register Parallel Structures. The FASEB Journal, 32(1_supplement), lb65–lb65.

Khan, N., Arlantico, M., Feliciano, E., Nguyen, H., & Jayasinghe, S. (2018). Curli Proteins CsgE and CsgF Inhibit the Aggregation of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide. The FASEB Journal, 32(1_supplement), lb59–lb59.

Aranda, I., Binmahfooz, A., Kaur, K., Rabi, H., Yeh, L., & Jayasinghe, S. (2018). The C-terminus of CsgE Is Involved In Preventing Protein Aggregation. The FASEB Journal, 32(1_supplement), lb49–lb49.

Isamar Aranda, Ashwag Binmahfooz, Gunnar Smidt, Michael Basham, and Sajith Jayasinghe., (2018). The C-terminus of CsgE Is Involved in Preventing Protein Aggregation. Presented at the 30th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, San Jose, CA.

Isamar Aranda, Karen Guerrero, Rafael L. de Morais, Davi Assuncao, Patricia Marimon, Maryam Alshulah, and Sajith Jayasinghe., (2017). The Terminal Regions of CsgF May Be Involved In Binding Protein Ligands.  Presented at the 29th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, San Jose, CA.

Samantha Oliver, Amy Nhung Tran, Ashwag Binmahfooz, and Sajith Jayasinghe., (2017). Can CsgE Interact With Proteins Not Related to Curli Formation? Presented at the 29th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, San Jose, CA.

Patricia S. Marimon, Rafael L. de Morais, Davi A. Rosa, Tanya Espino, Sharon Patray, and Sajith Jayasinghe., (2016).  Investigating the Interaction Between E. Coli CsgF and Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide.  Presented at the Southern California Undergraduate Research Conference in Chemistry. California State University, Long Beach, CA.

Carolyn Farness, Jennifer Luker, and Sajith Jayasinghe., (2016). Are the Curli Secretion Proteins CsgE and CsgF Intrinsically Disordered Proteins.  Presented at the 28th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, Long Beach, CA.

Gabriel Contreras, Abigail Rivera, and Sajith Jayasinghe., (2016), Investigating the Interaction Between E. Coli CsgE, and Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide.  Presented at the 28th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, Long Beach, CA.

Erika Salinas, Tanya Espino, and Sajith Jayasinghe.  (2015).  Membrane Interaction of Peptides from the Transmembrane Segments of Wza and CsgG.  Presented at the 27th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, San Jose, CA.

Sharon Patray, Remington Rimple,  and Sajith Jayasinghe.  (2015).  Secondary Structure and Stability of Curli Secretion Protein CsgE and CsgF, and their interaction with CsgA.  Presented at the 27th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, San Jose, CA.

Zachary Aralis, Daniel Munoz, and Sajith Jayasinghe. (2014).  Membrane Interaction of a Peptide Corresponding to the Transmembrane Segment of the Bacterial Outer-Membrane Polysaccharide Exporter Wza.  Presented at the 26th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, San Jose, CA.

Krystle Osby, Nguyen Pham, Sharon Patray, and Sajith Jayasinghe. (2014).  Curli Secretion Protein CsgF Prevents Aggregation of Curli Protein CsgA and that of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide.  Presented at the 26th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, San Jose, CA.

William Huegel, Amanda Green, Jessica Spolarich and Sajith Jayasinghe.  (2013).  Structural Characteristics of Curli Proteins AgfA, AgfF, and AgfE.  Presented at the 25th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium.  Anaheim, CA.

Hulya Poyrazoglu and Sajith Jayasinghe.  (2013).  Comparison of the amphipathicity and hydrophobicity of helical transmembrane segments from bacterial outer and inner membrane proteins.  Presented at the 25th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium.  Anaheim, CA.

E. Priyam and Sajith Jayasinghe. (2012). Sequence Based Identification of Bacterial Outer Membrane Lipoproteins with Helical Transmembrane Segments.  Presented at the 24th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, Santa Clara, CA.

C. Yang, A. Ledesma, W. Huegel, and Sajith Jayasinghe. (2012).  Secondary Structure of Curli Assembly Proteins CsgE, CsgF, and CsgG.  Presented at the 24th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, Santa Clara, CA.

H. Chavda and S. Jayasinghe. (2011). Determining the Energetics of rIAPP and CGRP Lipid Membrane Binding Using Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy.  Presented at the 23rd Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, Anaheim, CA.

C. Dale, A. Fenner, W. Wong., and S. Jayasinghe. (2011). Characterizing the Aggregation of Salmonella Thin Aggregative Fimbril Protein AgfA.  Presented at the 23rd Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, Anaheim, CA.

M. L. Harrington, J. Oberg, S. Jayasinghe. (2009).  Investigating the Membrane Interaction of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide at Physiological Phosphatidylserine Concentrations. Presented at the 21th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, Los Angeles, CA.

K. Wong, J. Quintero, S. Jayasinghe. (2009).  Purification of Salmonella AgfA and Human C-Reactive Protein:  Model Systems for Investigating Amyloid Structure.  Presented at the 21st Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, Los Angeles, CA.

K. Bywaters, K. Wong, R. Gray, S. Jayasinghe. (2008).  Is the Native Disulfide Bond Important for the Structure and Function of C-Reactive Protein? Presented at the Southern California Undergraduate Research Conference in Chemistry and Biochemistry. University of California, Riverside, CA.

A. Weber, R. Calibuyot, A. Tahami, S. Jayasinghe. (2008).  Using Members of the Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide Superfamily as Model Systems for Investigating the Membrane Interaction of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide.  Presented at the Southern California Undergraduate Research Conference in Chemistry and Biochemistry. University of California, Riverside, CA.

A. Tahami, T. McIntyre, R. Gray, S. Jayasinghe.  (2007). Membrane Interaction of rat Islet Amyloid Polypeptide. Presented at the 19th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, Los Angeles, CA. 

K. Eusko, E. Lauri, M. Stecker, R. Gray, S. Jayasinghe. (2007). Membrane Interaction of Peptides from the Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide Superfamily.  Presented at the 19th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, Los Angeles, CA.

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