RESEARCH INTERESTS

Numerical simulation of folding and unfolding of proteins

PUBLICATIONS

M. Kouza, C.-F. Chang, S. Hayryan, T.-H. Yu, M. S. Li, T.-H. Huang, and C.-K. Hu,
"Folding of the Protein Domain hbSBD",
Biophysical J. , 89 , 3353 (2005)

M. Kouza, M. S. Li, E. P. O'Brien Jr., C.-K. Hu, and D. Thirumalai,
"Effect of finite size on cooperativity and rates of protein folding",
J. Phys. Chem. A.,110, 671 (2006)

M. S. Li, M. Kouza, and C.-K. Hu,
"Refolding upon force quench and pathways of mechanical and thermal unfolding of ubiquitin",
Biophysical J.,92 , 547 (2007)

M. Kouza, C.-K. Hu, and M. S. Li,
"New force replica exchange method and protein folding pathways probed by force-clamp technique",
J. Chem. Phys., 128 , 045103 (2008)

M. S. Li and M. Kouza,
"Dependence of protein mechanical unfolding pathways on pulling speeds",
J. Chem. Phys. , 130, 145102 (2009)

M. Kouza, C.K. Hu, H. Zung and M. S. Li,
"Protein mechanical unfolding: importance of non-native interactions",
J. Chem. Phys., 131, 215103 (2009)

M. Kouza, S. Gowtham, M. Seel and U.H.E. Hansmann,
"A numerical investigation into possible mechanisms by that the A629P mutant of ATP7A causes Menkes Disease",
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. , 12, 11390 (2010)

M. Kouza and U.H.E. Hansmann,
"Velocity scaling for optimizing replica exchange molecular dynamics",
J. Chem. Phys. ,134, 044124 (2011)