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William Lehman is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medical and biochemistry fields, with a strong emphasis on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. They have contributed extensively to the areas of cardiomyopathy and myosin studies, cardiovascular effects of exercise, muscle physiology and disorders, and cardiovascular function and risk factors.

The scientist has produced work related to several main topics, including:

  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Congenital Heart Defects Research

Their research spans various subfields, such as:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Cell Biology
  • Genetics

William Lehman has authored multiple papers published mainly in journals related to biophysics and physiology. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Biophysical Journal
  • The Journal of General Physiology
  • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Physiology

Examples of recent publications are:

  • "Cryo-EM and Molecular Docking Shows Myosin Loop 4 Contacts Actin and Tropomyosin on Thin Filaments" (2020, Biophysical Journal)
  • "Protein-Protein Docking Reveals Dynamic Interactions of Tropomyosin on Actin Filaments" (2020, Biophysical Journal)
  • "Loss of crossbridge inhibition drives pathological cardiac hypertrophy in patients harboring the TPM1 E192K mutation" (2021, The Journal of General Physiology)
  • "C-terminal troponin-I residues trap tropomyosin in the muscle thin filament blocked-state" (2021, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications)
  • "A role for actin flexibility in thin filament-mediated contractile regulation and myopathy" (2020, Nature Communications)

William Lehman collaborates frequently with researchers including Michael J. Rynkiewicz, Jeffrey R. Moore, Elumalai Pavadai, Stuart G. Campbell, and Meaghan E. Barry.

Best Publications

  • Steric-model for activation of muscle thin filaments

    Peter Vibert;Roger Craig;William Lehman

  • Regulation in molluscan muscles

    John Kendrick-Jones;William Lehman;Andrew G. Szent-Györgyi

  • Regulation of muscular contraction. Distribution of actin control and myosin control in the animal kingdom.

    William Lehman;Andrew G. Szent-Gyorgyi

  • Ca 2+ -induced tropomyosin movement in Limulus thin filaments revealed by three-dimensional reconstruction

    William Lehman;Roger Craig;Peter Vibert

  • Structure of the F-actin–tropomyosin complex

    Julian von der Ecken;Mirco Müller;William Lehman;Dietmar J. Manstein

  • Tropomyosin and actin isoforms modulate the localization of tropomyosin strands on actin filaments.

    William Lehman;Victoria Hatch;Vicci Korman;Michael Rosol

  • Tropomyosin positions in regulated thin filaments revealed by cryoelectron microscopy.

    C. Xu;R. Craig;L. Tobacman;R. Horowitz

  • Steric-blocking by tropomyosin visualized in relaxed vertebrate muscle thin filaments.

    William Lehman;Peter Vibert;Pedro Uman;Roger Craig

  • Structural basis for the regulation of muscle contraction by troponin and tropomyosin.

    Agnieszka Galinska-Rakoczy;Patti Engel;Chen Xu;HyunSuk Jung

  • A comparison of muscle thin filament models obtained from electron microscopy reconstructions and low-angle X-ray fibre diagrams from non-overlap muscle.

    Katrina J. V. Poole;Michael Lorenz;Gwyndaf Evans;Gerd Rosenbaum

  • Tropomyosin Position on F-Actin Revealed by EM Reconstruction and Computational Chemistry

    Xiachuan Edward Li;Xiachuan Edward Li;Larry S. Tobacman;Ji Young Mun;Roger W. Craig

  • Caldesmon is a Ca2+-regulatory component of native smooth-muscle thin filaments.

    S B Marston;W Lehman

  • Crossbridge and tropomyosin positions observed in native, interacting thick and thin filaments.

    Roger Craig;William Lehman

  • Myosin-linked Regulatory Systems: Comparative Studies

    William Lehman;John Kendrick-Jones;Andrew G. Szent-Györgyi

  • An atomic model of fimbrin binding to F-actin and its implications for filament crosslinking and regulation

    Dorit Hanein;Niels Volkmann;Sharon Goldsmith;Anne-Marie Michon

  • An atomic model of the thin filament in the relaxed and Ca2+-activated states.

    Alnoor Pirani;Maia V. Vinogradova;Paul M.G. Curmi;William A. King

  • Gestalt-binding of tropomyosin to actin filaments.

    Kenneth C. Holmes;William Lehman

  • The Troponin Tail Domain Promotes a Conformational State of the Thin Filament That Suppresses Myosin Activity

    Larry S. Tobacman;Mahta Nihli;Carol Butters;Mark Heller

  • The shape and flexibility of tropomyosin coiled coils: implications for actin filament assembly and regulation

    Xiaochuan Edward Li;Kenneth C. Holmes;William Lehman;Hyun Suk Jung

  • Single particle analysis of relaxed and activated muscle thin filaments.

    Alnoor Pirani;Chen Xu;Victoria Hatch;Roger W. Craig

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Craig
Roger Craig University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Steven B. Marston
Steven B. Marston National Institutes of Health
Michael A. Geeves
Michael A. Geeves University of Kent
Peter W. Gunning
Peter W. Gunning University of New South Wales
Roberto Dominguez
Roberto Dominguez University of Pennsylvania
John H. Hartwig
John H. Hartwig Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jennifer E. Van Eyk
Jennifer E. Van Eyk Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
John Kendrick-Jones
John Kendrick-Jones MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Kathleen G. Morgan
Kathleen G. Morgan Boston University
Sherwin S. Lehrer
Sherwin S. Lehrer Boston Biomedical Research Institute

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