SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Weiner, A., Dahan-Pasternak, N., Shimoni, E., Shinder, V., von Huth, P., Elbaum, M. and Dzikowski, R.  3D nuclear architecture reveals coupled cell cycle dynamics of chromatin and nuclear pores in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Cellular Microbiology 2011 13: 967-977. [Pubmed, Journal Kopito RB and Elbaum M.  Reversibility in nucleocytoplasmic transport. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 2007 104: 12743-12748. [Pubmed, Journal, Reprint] Frenkiel-Krispin D, Grayer Wolf S, Albeck S, Unger T, Peleg Y, Jacobovitch J, Michael Y, Daube S, Sharon M, Robinson CV, Svergun DI, Fass D, Tzfira T, Elbaum M.  Plant transformation by Agrobacterium tumefaciens: Modulation of single-stranded DNA-VirE2 complex assembly by VirE1. J Biol Chem. 2007 282: 3458-3464. [Pubmed, Journal, Reprint] Fradin C, Zbaida D, Elbaum M. Dissociation of nuclear import cargo complexes by the protein Ran: a fluorescence correlation spectroscopy study. C R Biol. 2005 328: 1073-82. [Pubmed, Journal, Reprint] Salman H, Abu-Arish A, Oliel S, Loyter A, Klafter J, Granek R, Elbaum M.  Nuclear Localization Signal Peptides Induce Molecular Delivery along Microtubules. Biophys J. 2005 89: 2134-45. [Pubmed, Journal] Nevo R, Brumfeld V, Elbaum M, Hinterdorfer P, Reich Z.  Direct discrimination between models of protein activation by single-molecule force measurements. Biophys J. 2004 87: 2630-4. [Pubmed , Journal] Abu-Arish A, Frenkiel-Krispin D, Fricke T, Tzfira T, Citovsky V, Wolf SG, Elbaum M.  Three-dimensional reconstruction of Agrobacterium VirE2 protein with single-stranded DNA. J Biol Chem. 2004 279: 25359-63.[Pubmed, Journal] Harel A, Chan RC, Lachish-Zalait A, Zimmerman E, Elbaum M, Forbes DJ.  Importin beta negatively regulates nuclear membrane fusion and nuclear pore complex assembly. Mol Biol Cell. 2003 14: 4387-96.[Pubmed, Journal] Nevo R, Stroh C, Kienberger F, Kaftan D, Brumfeld V, Elbaum M, Reich Z, Hinterdorfer P.  A molecular switch between alternative conformational states in the complex of Ran and importin beta1. Nat Struct Biol. 2003 10: 553-7.[Pubmed, Journal] Harel A, Orjalo AV, Vincent T, Lachish-Zalait A, Vasu S, Shah S, Zimmerman E, Elbaum M, Forbes DJ.  Removal of a single pore subcomplex results in vertebrate nuclei devoid of nuclear pores. Mol Cell. 2003 11: 853-64. [Pubmed, Journal] Fradin C, Abu-Arish A, Granek R, Elbaum M.  Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy close to a fluctuating membrane. Biophys J. 2003 84: 2005-20.[Pubmed, Journal] Zbaida D, Popovitz-Biro R, Lachish-Zalait A, Klein E, Wachtel E, Prior Y, Elbaum M.  Laser Induced Direct Lithography for Patterning of Carbon with sp3 and sp2 Hybridization. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2003 13: 412-417.[Journal] Salman H, Gil Y, Granek R, Elbaum M.  Microtubules, motor proteins, and anomalous mean squared displacements. Chem. Phys. 2002 284: 389-397 Sp. Iss. Caspi A, Granek R, Elbaum M.  Diffusion and directed motion in cellular transport. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2002 66: 011916.[Pubmed, Journal] Salman H, Zbaida D, Rabin Y, Chatenay D, Elbaum M.  Kinetics and mechanism of DNA uptake into the cell nucleus. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2001 98: 7247-52.[Pubmed, Journal] Caspi A, Yeger O, Grosheva I, Bershadsky AD, Elbaum M.  A new dimension in retrograde flow: centripetal movement of engulfed particles. Biophys J. 2001 81: 1990-2000.[Pubmed, Journal] Lachish-Zalait A, Zbaida D, Klein E, Elbaum M.  Direct surface patterning from solutions: Localized microchemistry using a focused laser. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2001 11: 218-223.[Journal] Caspi A, Granek R, Elbaum M.  Enhanced diffusion in active intracellular transport. Phys Rev Lett. 2000 85: 5655-5658.[Pubmed, Journal] Caspi A, Elbaum M, Granek R, Lachish A, Zbaida D.  Semi-flexible polymer network: a view from inside. Phys. Rev. Lett. 1998 80:1106-9.[Journal]   PATENTS Elbaum M, Zbaida D, Klein E, Lachish-Zalait A, Popovitz-Biro R.  Direct Surface Patterning of Carbon. International Publication Number WO 03/018871 A2, 2003; Israel Patent Application No: 159045, 2003.  [Patent]