A complete list of Neha Kamat’s publications can be found at Google Scholar.
Enhancing extracellular vesicle cargo loading and functional delivery by engineering protein-lipid interactions
Peruzzi, J. A., Gunnels, T. F., Edelstein, H.I., Lu, P., Baker, D., Leonard, J. N.*, Kamat, N. P.*
bioRxiv 2023
Engineering transmembrane signal transduction in synthetic membranes using two-component systems
Peruzzi, J. A., Galvez, N. R., Kamat, N. P.*
PNAS, 2023, 120 (19) e2218610120
Tuning Targeted Liposome Avidity to Cells via Lipid Phase Separation
Vu, T. Q., Sant'Anna, L. E., Kamat, N. P.*
Biomacromolecules, 2023, 24, 4, 1574–1584
Improving cell-free expression of membrane proteins by tuning ribosome co-translational membrane association and nascent chain aggregation
Steinküher, J., Peruzzi, J.A., Krüger, A, Jacobs, M.L., Jewett, M.C., Kamat, N.P.*
bioRxiv 2023
Engineered membrane receptors with customizable input and output functions
Peruzzi, J. A., Vu, T. Q., Kamat, N. P.*
Trends in Biotechnology, 2023
Cell-free protein synthesis systems for vaccine design and production
Hu, V. T., Kamat, N. P.*
Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2023, 79, 102888
Robust and tunable performance of a cell-free biosensor encapsulated in lipid vesicles
Boyd, M. A., Thavarajah, W., Lucks, J. B.*, Kamat, N. P.*
Science Advances, 2023, 9, 1, eadd6605
Hydrophobic mismatch drives self-organization of designer proteins into synthetic membranes
Peruzzi, J. A., Steinkühler, J., Vu, T. Q., Gunnels, T. F., Lu, P., Baker, D., Kamat, N. P.*
bioRxiv 2022
Probing the force-from-lipid mechanism with synthetic polymers
Jacobs, M. L., Steinkühler, J., Lemley, A., Larmore, M. J., Ng, L. C. T., Cologna, S. M., DeCaen, P. G., Kamat, N. P.*
bioRxiv 2022
Enzymatically-active bacterial microcompartments follow substrate gradients and are protected from aggregation in a cell-free system
Steinkühler, J.*, Abrahamson, C. H., Agudo-Canalejo, J., Golestanian, R., Tullman-Ercek, D.*, Kamat, N. P.*
bioRxiv 2022
PEO-b-PBD Diblock Copolymers Induce Packing Defects in Lipid/Hybrid Membranes and Improve Insertion Rates of Natively Folded Peptides
Steinkühler, J., Jacobs, M. L., Boyd, M. A., Villaseñor, C. G., Loverde, S. M., Kamat, N. P.*
Biomacromolecules, 2022, 23, 11, 4756-4765
Development of a Low-Cost, Easy-to-Adopt Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program During Crisis
Ankeny, C. J., Dunton, C., Virk, R., Scott, E., Kamat, N. P.
Biomedical Engineering Education, 2022, 1-7
Elucidating design principles for engineering cell-derived vesicles to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection
Gunnels, T.F., Stranford, D.M., Mitrut, R.E., Kamat, N.P.*, Leonard, J. N.*
Small 2022, 18, 19, 2200125
Lipid phase separation in vesicles enhances TRAIL-mediated cytotoxicity
Vu, T. Q., Peruzzi, J. A., Sant'Anna, L. E., Roth, E. W., Kamat, N.P.*
Nano Letters 2022, 22, 7, 2627-2634
Cell-Free Membrane Protein Expression into Hybrid Lipid/Polymer Vesicles
Jacobs, M. L. and Kamat, N. P.*
Cell-Free Gene Expression. Methods in Molecular Biology, 2022, 2433
Vesicle-based sensors for extracellular potassium detection
Boyd, M.A., Davis, A.M., Chambers, N.R., Tran, P., Prindle, A., Kamat, N.P. *
Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 2021, 14, 459-469
EPA and DHA differentially modulate membrane elasticity in the presence of cholesterol
Jacobs, M.L., Faizi, H.A., Peruzzi, J. A., Vlahovska, P.M., Kamat, N.P. *
Biophysical Journal, 2021, 120, 11, 2317-2329
Bioinspired Macromolecular Materials
Webber, M.J. , Kamat, N.P. , Messersmith, P.B. , Lecommandoux, S.
Biomacromolecules, 2021, 22, 1, 1-3
Improving cell-free glycoprotein synthesis by characterizing and enriching native membrane vesicles
Hershewe, J., Warfel, K., Iyer, S., Peruzzi, J., Sullivan, C.J., Roth, E.W., DeLisa, M.P., Kamat, N.P., Jewett, M.C.
Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 2363
Cell-Free Synthesis of a Transmembrane Mechanosensitive Channel Protein into a Hybrid-Supported Lipid Bilayer
Manzer, Z., Ghosh, S., Jacobs, M.L., Krishnan, S., Zipfel, W.R., Piñeros, M., Kamat, N. P. *, Daniel, S. *
Applied Bio Materials, 2021, 4, 3101-3112
Designing artificial cells towards a new generation of biosensors
Boyd, M. A and Kamat, N. P.*
Trends in Biotechnology, 2021, 39, 9, 927-939
Energy Dissipation at Interfaces Drives Multicompartment Remodeling
Steinkühler, J., and Kamat, N. P.*
Chem, 2020, 6, 1160-1171
Barcoding biological reactions with DNA-functionalized vesicles
Peruzzi, J. A., Jacobs, M. L., Vu, T. Q. and Kamat, N. P.*
Angew Chem Int Ed, 2019, 58, 18683-18690
Controlling secretion in artificial cells with a membrane AND gate
Hilburger, C. E., Jacobs, M. L., Lewis, K. R., Peruzzi, J. A. and Kamat, N. P.*
ACS Synthetic Biology, 2019, 8, 1224-1230
Diblock copolymers enhance folding of a mechanosensitive membrane protein during cell-free expression
Jacobs, M. L., Boyd, M. A., And Kamat, N. P.*
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2019, 116, 4031-4036
Visualizing tension and growth in model membranes using optical dyes
Boyd, M. A., And Kamat, N. P.*
Biophys J 2018, 115, 1307-1315
Copying of mixed sequence RNA templates inside model protocells
O’flaherty, D. K.*; Kamat, N. P.*^; Mirza, F. N.; Li, L.; Prywes, N.; Szostak, J. W.
JACS 2018, 140, 5171-517
*authors contributed equally; ^corresponding authors
Fatty Acid/Phospholipid Blended Membranes: A Potential Intermediate State in Protocellular Evolution
Jin, L.*; Kamat, N. P.*; Jena, S.; Szostak, J. W.
Small 2018, 14, 1704077
*authors contributed equally
N-Carboxyanhydride-Mediated Fatty Acylation of Amino Acids and Peptides for Functionalization of Protocell Membranes
Izgu, E. C.; Björkbom, A.; Kamat, N. P.; Lelyveld, V. S.; Zhang, W.; Jia, T. Z.; Szostak, J. W.
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2016, 138, 16669-16676
Electrostatic Localization of RNA to Protocell Membranes by Cationic Hydrophobic Peptides
Kamat, N. P.; Tobe, S.; Hill, I. T.; Szostak, J. W.
Angewandte Chemie 2015, 54, 11735-11739
Construction of a Liposome Dialyzer for the Preparation of High-Value, Small-Volume Liposome Formulations
Adamala, K.; Engelhart, A. E.; Kamat, N. P.; Jin, L.; Szostak, J. W.
Nature Protocols 2015, 10, 927-38
Modular Synthesis of Amphiphilic Janus Glycodendrimers and Their Self-Assembly into Glycodendrimersomes and Other Complex Architectures with Bioactivity to Biomedically Relevant Lectins
Percec, V.; Leowanawat, P.; Sun, H. J.; Kulikov, O.; Nusbaum, C. D.; Tran, T. M.; Bertin, A.; Wilson, D. A.; Peterca, M.; Zhang, S.; Kamat, N. P.; Vargo, K.; Moock, D.; Johnston, E. D.; Hammer, D. A.; Pochan, D. J.; Chen, Y.; Chabre, Y. M.; Shiao, T. C.; Bergeron-Brlek, M.; Andre, S.; Roy, R.; Gabius, H. J .; Heiney, P. A.
Nature Protocols 2015, 10, 927-38
Single-Vesicle Patterning of Uniform, Giant Polymersomes into Microarrays
Kamat, N. P.; Henry, S. J.; Lee, D.; Hammer, D. A.
Small 2013, 9, 2272-2276
Harnessing Interfacial Phenomena to Program the Release Properties of Hollow Microcapsules
Lee, M. H.; Hribar, K. C.; Brugarolas, T.; Kamat, N. P.; Burdick, J. A.; Lee, D.
Advanced Functional Materials 2012, 22, 131-138.
Soft Biodegradable Polymersomes from Caprolactone-Derived Polymers
Katz, J. S.; Eisenbrown, K. A.; Johnston, E. D.; Kamat, N. P.; Rawson, J.; Therien, M. J.; Burdick, J. A.; Hammer, D. A.
Soft Matter 2012, 8, 10853-10862
Sensing Membrane Stress with near Ir-Emissive Porphyrins
Kamat, N. P.; Liao, Z.; Moses, L. E.; Rawson, J.; Therien, M. J.; Dmochowski, I. J.; Hammer, D. A.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2011, 108, 13984-13989.
Micropipette Aspiration of Double Emulsion-Templated Polymersomes
Kamat, N. P.; Lee, M. H.; Lee, D.; Hammer, D. A.
Soft Matter 2011, 7, 9863-9866
Engineering Polymersome Protocells
Kamat, N. P.; Katz, J. S.; Hammer, D. A.
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2011, 2, 1612-1623
Improved Tumor Targeting of Polymer-Based Nanovesicles Using Polymer-Lipid Blends
Cheng, Z.; Elias, D. R.; Kamat, N. P.; Johnston, E. D.; Poloukhtine, A.; Popik, V.; Hammer, D. A.; Tsourkas, A.
Bioconjugate Chemistry 2011, 22, 2021-2029
Generalized System for Photoresponsive Membrane Rupture in Polymersomes
Kamat, N. P.; Robbins, G. P.; Rawson, J.; Therien, M. J.; Dmochowski, I. J.; Hammer, D. A.
Advanced Functional Materials 2010, 20, 2588-2596
