M. R. Morrow
Professor
Condensed Matter Physics

Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography
Memorial University of Newfoundland
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PUBLICATIONS

M. C. McDonald, V. Booth, and M. R. Morrow (2011) Orientation and dynamics of synthetic transbilayer polypeptides containing GpATM dimerization motifs. Biophysical Journal 100, 656-664.

M. Sarker, J. Rose, M. McDonald, M. R. Morrow, and V. Booth (2011) Modifications to surfactant protein B structure and lipid interactions under respiratory distrss conditions: Consequences of Tryptophan oxidation. Biochemistry 50, 25-36.

Md. N. Uddin and M. R. Morrow (2010) Bicellar mixture phase behaviour examined by variable-pressure deuterium NMR and ambient pressure DSC. Langmuir 26, 12104-12111.

T. C. Yang, M. McDonald, M. R. Morrow, and V. Booth (2009) The effect of a C-terminal peptide of surfactant protein B (SP-B) on oriented lipid bilayers characterized by solid state 2H- and 31P-NMR. Biophysical Journal 96,3762-3771.

B. Russell-Schulz, V. Booth, and M. R. Morrow (2009) Perturbation of DPPC/POPG bilayers by the N-terminal helix of lung surfactant protein SP-B: a 2H NMR study. European Biophysics Journal 38, 613-624.

M. R. Morrow, A. Helle, J. Perry, I. Vattulainen. S. K. Wiedmer, and J. Holopainen (2009) Ceramide-1-phosphate, in contrast to ceramide, is not segregated into lateral lipid domains in DPPC bilayers. Biophysical Journal 96, 2216-2226.

A. Gonzalez-Horta. D. Andreu, M. R. Morrow, J. Perez-Gil (2008) Effects of palmitoylation on dynamics and phospholipid-bilayer-perturbing properties of the N-terminal segment of pulmonary surfactant protein SP-C, as revealed by 2H-NMR. Biophysical Journal 95, 2308-2317.

H. Singh, J. Emberley, M. R. Morrow (2008) Pressure induces interdigitation differently in DPPC and DPPG. European Biophysics Journal 37, 783-792.

M. R. Morrow, S. Temple, J. Stewart, K. M. W. Keough (2007) Comparison of DPPC and DPPG environments in pulmonary surfactant models. Biophysical Journal 93, 164-175.

I. D. Skanes, J. Stewart, K. M. W. Keough, M. R. Morrow (2006) Effect of chain unsaturation on bilayer response to pressure. Physical Review E 74, 051913.

M. Hayley, J. Emberley, P.J. Davis, M. R. Morrow, and J. J. Robinson (2006) Interaction of toposome from sea-urchin yolk granules with dimyristoyl phosphatidylserine model membranes: a 2H-NMR study. Biophysical Journal 91, 4555-4564.

K. Nag, K. M. W. Keough, M. R. Morrow (2006) Probing perturbation of bovine lung surfactant extracts by albumin using DSC and 2H-NMR. Biophysical Journal 90, 3632-3642.

J. Repakova, J. M. Holopainen, M. R. Morrow, M. C. McDonald, P. Capkova, and I. Vattulainen (2005) Influence of DPH on the structure and dynamics of a DPPC bilayer. Biophysical Journal 88, 3398-3410.

D. J. Goodyear, S. Sharpe, C. W. M. Grant, and M. R. Morrow (2005) Molecular dynamics simulation of polypeptide orientational fluctuations. Biophysical Journal 88, 105-117.

T. A. Harroun, M.-P. Nieh, M. J. Watson, V. A. Raghunathan, G. Pabst, M. R. Morrow, and J. Katsaras (2004) Relationship between the unbinding and main transition temperatures of phospholipid bilayers under pressure. Physical Review E 69, 031906.

A. Brown, I. Skanes, and M. R. Morrow (2004) Pressure-induced ordering in mixed-lipid bilayers. Physical Review E 69, 011913.

M. R. Morrow, N. Abu-Libdeh, J. Stewart, and K. M. W. Keough (2003) Interaction of pulmonary surfactant protein SP-A with DPPC/egg-PG bilayers. Biophysical Journal 85, 2397-2405.

M. R. Morrow, J. Stewart, S. Taneva, A. Dico, and K. M. W. Keough (2003) Perturbation of DPPC bilayers by high concentrations of pulmonary surfactant protein SP-B. European Biophysics Journal 33, 285-290.

S. Sharpe, K. R. Barber, C. W. M. Grant, David Goodyear, and M. R. Morrow (2002) Organization of model helical peptides in lipid bilayers: Insight into the behaviour of single-span protein transmembrane domains. Biophysical Journal 83, 345-358.

J. R. de Bruyn, J. K. C. Lewis, M. R. Morrow, S. P. Norris, N. H. Rich, J. P. Whitehead, and M. D. Whitmore (2002) A computer-based first-year Physics course: Computational Physics and Data Analysis. Canadian Journal of Physics 80, 855-865..

S. Sharpe, C. W. M. Grant, K. R. Barber, J. Giusti, and M. R. Morrow (2001) Structural implications of a Val->Glu Mutation in Transmembrane Peptides from the EGF Receptor. Biophysical Journal 81, 3231-3239.

M. R. Morrow and C. W. M. Grant (2000) The EGF receptor Transmembrane Domain: peptide-peptide interactions in fluid bilayer membranes. Biophysical Journal 79, 2024-2032.

C. S. Jackman, P. J. Davis, M. R. Morrow and K. M. W. Keough (1999) Effect of cholesterol on the chain-ordering transition of 1-palmitoyl-2-arachidonoyl phosphatidylcholine. J. Phys. Chem. B 103, 8830-8836.

B. B. Bonev and M. R. Morrow (1998) 2H NMR studies of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine and dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine/cholesterol bilayers at high pressure. Canadian Journal of Chemistry 76 1512-1519.

D. C. Fiech, B. B. Bonev, and M. R. Morrow (1998) Effect of pressure on dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine bilayer headgroup dynamics. Physical Review E 57, 3334-3343.

A. S. Dico, S. Taneva, M. R. Morrow, and K. M. W. Keough (1997) Effect of calcium on phospholipid interaction with pulmonary surfactant protein C. Biophysical Journal 73, 2595-2603.

A. S. Dico, J. Hancock, M. R. Morrow, J. Stewart, S. Harris, and K. M. W. Keough (1997) Pulmonary surfactant protein SP-B interacts similarly with dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol and dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine in PC/PG mixtures. Biochemistry 36, 4172-4177.

B. B. Bonev and M. R. Morrow (1997) Simple probe for variable-pressure deuterium NMR studies of soft materials. Review of Scientific Instruments 68, 1827-1830.

B. B. Bonev and M. R. Morrow (1997) Effect of pressure on the dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine bilayer main transition. Physical Review E 55, 5825-5833.

M. R. Morrow, P. J. Davis, C. S. Jackman, and K. M. W. Keough (1996) Thermal history alters cholesterol effect on the transition of 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl phosphatidylcholine. Biophysical Journal 71, 3207-3214.

B. B. Bonev and M. R. Morrow (1996) Effects of hydrostatic pressure on bilayer phase behavior and dynamics of dilauroylphosphatidylcholine. Biophysical Journal 71, 2727-2735.

B. B. Bonev and M. R. Morrow (1995) Hydrostatic pressure-induced conformational changes in phosphatidylcholine headgroups: A 2H NMR study. Biophysical Journal 69, 518-523.

M. R. Morrow, D M. Singh and C. W. M. Grant (1995) Glycosphingolipid headgroup orientation in fluid phospholipid/cholesterol membranes: similarity for a range of glycolipid fatty acids. Biophysical Journal 69, 955-964.

M. R. Morrow, D. M. Singh and C. W. M. Grant (1995) Glycosphingolipid acyl chain order profiles: substituent effects. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1235, 239-248.

D. Lu, I. Vavasour and M. R. Morrow (1995) Smoothed acyl chain orientational order parameter profiles in dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine-distearoylphosphatidylcholine mixtures: A 2H NMR study. Biophysical Journal 68, 574-583.

<. R. Morrow, D. Singh, D. Lu and C. W. M. Grant (1995) Glycosphingolipid fatty acid arrangement in phospholipid bilayers: Cholesterol effects. Biophysical Journal 68, 179-186.

M. R. Morrow, S. Taneva, G. A. Simatos, L. A. Allwood and K. M. W. Keough (1993) 2H NMR studies of the effect of pulmonary surfactant SP-C on the 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine headgroup: A model for transbilayer peptides in surfactant and biological membranes. Biochemistry 32, 11338-11344.

M. R. Morrow, J. Perez-Gil, G. Simatos, C. Boland, J. Stewart, D. Absolom, V. Sarin and K. M. W. Keough (1993) Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein SP-B has little effect on acyl chains in dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine dispersions. Biochemistry 32, 4397-4402.

D. Lu, D. Singh, M. R. Morrow and C. W. M. Grant (1993) Effect of glycosphingolipid fatty acid chain length on behavior in unsaturated phosphatidylcholine bilayers: A 2H NMR study. Biochemistry 32, 290-297.

M. R. Morrow, D. Singh, D. Lu and C. W. M. Grant (1993) Glycosphingolipid acyl chain orientational order in unsaturated phosphatidylcholine bilayers. Biophysical Journal 64, 654-664.

M. R. Morrow, J. P. Whitehead, and D. Lu (1992) Chain-length dependence of lipid bilayer properties near the liquid crystal to gel phase transition. Biophysical Journal 63, 18-27.

M. R. Morrow. D. Singh, D. Lu, and C. W. M. Grant (1992) Glycosphingolipid phase behaviour in unsaturated phosphatidylcholine bilayers: a 2H-NMR study. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1106, 85-93.

M. R. Morrow and D. Lu (1991) Universal behavior of acyl chain order: chain length scaling. Chemical Physics Letters 182, 435-439.

M. R. Morrow, R. Srinivasan, and N. Grandal (1991) The phase diagram of dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine and chain-perdeuterated distearoyl phosphatidylcholine: A deuterium NMR spectral difference study. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 58, 63-72.

G. A. Simatos, K. B. Forward, M. R. Morrow, and K. M. W. Keough (1990) Interaction between perdeuterated dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine and low molecular weight pulmonary surfactant protein SP-C. Biochemistry 29, 5807-5814.