Publications

Z. Jarin, A.J. Pak, P. Bassereau, G.A. Voth. Lipid-Composition-Mediated Forces Can Stabilize Tubular Assemblies of I-BAR Proteins. Biophysical Journal, 2021.
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Alexander J. Pak, Michael D. Purdy, Mark Yeager, Gregory A. Voth. Preservation of HIV-1 gag helical bundle symmetry by bevirimat is central to maturation inhibition. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021.
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A. Tan, A.J. Pak, D.R. Morado, G.A. Voth, J.A.G. Briggs. Immature HIV-1 Assembles from Gag Dimers Leaving Partial Hexamers at Lattice Edges as Substrates for Proteolytic Maturation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021.
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J. Jin, A.J. Pak, Y. Han, G.A. Voth. A New One-Site Coarse-Grained Model for Water: Bottom-Up Many-Body Projected Water (BUMPer). II. Temperature Transferability and Structural Properties at Low Temperature. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2021.
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J. Jin, Y. Han, A.J. Pak, G.A. Voth. A New One-Site Coarse-Grained Model for Water: Bottom-Up Many-Body Projected Water (BUMPer). I. General Theory and Model. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2021.
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A. Yu, A.J. Pak, P. He, V. Monje-Galvan, L. Casalino, Z. Gaieb, A.C. Dommer, R.E. Amaro, G.A. Voth. A Multiscale Coarse-Grained Model of the SARS-CoV-2 Virion. Biophysical Journal, 2021.
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A. Yu, K.A. Skorupka, A.J. Pak, B.K. Ganser-Pornillos, O. Pornillos, G.A. Voth. TRIM5α Self-Assembly and Compartmentalization of the HIV-1 Viral Capsid. Nature Communications, 2020.
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T.G. Flower, Y. Takahashi, A. Hudait, K. Rose, N. Tjahjono, A.J. Pak, A.L. Yokom, X. Liang, H.G. Wang, F. Bouamr, G.A. Voth, J.H. Hurley. A Helical Assembly of Human ESCRT-I Scaffolds Reverse-Topology Membrane Scission. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, 2020.
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Z. Jarin, F.C. Tsai, A. Davtyan, A.J. Pak, P. Bassereau, G.A. Voth. Unusual Organization of I-BAR Proteins on Tubular and Vesicular Membranes. Biophysical Journal, 2019.
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J. Jin, A.J. Pak, G.A. Voth. Understanding Missing Entropy in Coarse-Grained Systems: Addressing Issues of Representability and Transferability. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2019.
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A.J. Pak, T. Dannenhoffer-Lafage, J.J. Madsen, G.A. Voth. Systematic Coarse-Grained Lipid Force Fields with Semiexplicit Solvation via Virtual Sites. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 2019.
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A.J. Pak, J.M.A. Grime, A. Yu, G.A. Voth. Off-Pathway Assembly: A Broad-Spectrum Mechanism of Action for Drugs That Undermine Controlled HIV-1 Viral Capsid Formation. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019.
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A.J. Pak, G.A. Voth. Advances in Coarse-Grained Modeling of Macromolecular Complexes. Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2018.
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A.J. Pak, J.M.A. Grime, P. Sengupta, A.K. Chen, A.E.P. Durumeric, A. Srivastava, M.Yeager, J.A.G. Briggs, J. Lippincott-Schwartz, G.A. Voth. Immature HIV-1 Lattice Assembly Dynamics are Regulated by Scaffolding from Nucleic Acid and the Plasma Membrane. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017.
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Y. Lee, A.J. Pak, G.S. Hwang. What is the Thermal Conductivity Limit of Silicon Germanium Alloys?. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2016.
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A.J. Pak, G.S. Hwang. Theoretical Analysis of Thermal Transport in Graphene Supported on Hexagonal Boron Nitride: The Importance of Strong Adhesion Due to π-Bond Polarization. Physical Review Applied, 2016.
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W. Wei, L. Chang, K. Sun, A.J. Pak, E. Paek, G.S. Hwang, Y.H. Hu. The Bright Future for Electrode Materials of Energy Devices: Highly Conductive Porous Na-Embedded Carbon. Nano Letters, 2016.
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A.J. Pak, G.S. Hwang. On the Importance of Regulating Hydroxyl Coverage on the Basal Plane of Graphene Oxide for Supercapacitors. ChemElectroChem, 2016.
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A.J. Pak, G.S. Hwang. Molecular Insights into the Complex Relationship between Capacitance and Pore Morphology in Nanoporous Carbon-based Supercapacitors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016.
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A.J. Pak, G.S. Hwang. Charging Rate Dependence of Ion Migration and Stagnation in Ionic-Liquid-Filled Carbon Nanopores. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016.
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D. Wu, A.J. Pak, Y. Liu, Y. Zhou, X. Wu, Y. Zhu, M. Lin, Y. Han, Y. Ren, H. Peng, Y. Tsai, G.S. Hwang, K. Lai. Thickness-Dependent Dielectric Constant of Few-Layer In2Se3 Nanoflakes. Nano Letters, 2015.
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Y. Lee, A.J. Pak, E. Paek, G.S. Hwang. Principal Role of Contact-Force Distribution in Determining the Thermal Conductivity of Supported Graphene. Physical Review Applied, 2015.
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E. Paek, A.J. Pak, G.S. Hwang. On the Influence of Polarization Effects in Predicting the Interfacial Structure and Capacitance of Graphene-like Electrodes in Ionic Liquids. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2015.
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A.J. Pak, E. Paek, G.S. Hwang. Tailoring the Performance of Graphene-based Supercapacitors using Topological Defects: A Theoretical Assessment. Carbon, 2014.
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E. Paek, A.J. Pak, G.S. Hwang. Large Capacitance Enhancement Induced by Metal-Doping in Graphene-based Supercapacitors: A First-Principles-based Assessment.. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014.
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A.J. Pak, E. Paek, G.S. Hwang. Impact of Graphene Edges on Enhancing the Performance of Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014.
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A.J. Pak, E. Paek, G.S. Hwang. Relative Contributions of Quantum and Double Layer Capacitance to the Supercapacitor Performance of Carbon Nanotubes in an Ionic Liquid. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2013.
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E. Paek, A.J. Pak, G.S. Hwang. A Computational Study of the Interfacial Structure and Capacitance of Graphene in [BMIM][PF6] Ionic Liquid. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2013.
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E. Paek, A.J. Pak, K.E. Kweon, G.S. Hwang. On the Origin of the Enhanced Supercapacitor Performance of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2013.
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E. Paek, A.J. Pak, G.S. Hwang. Curvature Effects on the Interfacial Capacitance of Carbon Nanotubes in an Ionic Liquid. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2013.
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C.M. Williams, A. Ghobeity, A.J. Pak, A. Mitsos. Simultaneous Optimization of Size and Short-Term Operation for an RO Plant. Desalination, 2012.
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