Biography

Prof. Alexander A. Konstantinov

Moscow State University, Russia


Email: konst@genebee.msu.su


Qualifications

1985 Ph.D., Biochemistry, Moscow State University

1972 M.Sc., Biochemistry, Moscow State University


Publications (selected)

  1. Kirsch, R., Okamura, Y., García-Lozano, M., Weiss, B., Keller, J., Vogel, H., ... & Pauchet, Y. (2025). Symbiosis and horizontal gene transfer promote herbivory in the megadiverse leaf beetles. Current Biology.
  2. Douglas, H. B., Konstantinov, A. S., Brunke, A. J., Moseyko, A. G., Chapados, J. T., Eyres, J., ... & Dettman, J. R. (2023). Phylogeny of the flea beetles (Galerucinae: Alticini) and the position of Aulacothorax elucidated through anchored phylogenomics (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticini). Systematic Entomology, 48(3), 361-386.
  3. Weber, D. C., Konstantinov, A. S., Khrimian, A., Bier, A. D., Lubenow, L. A., Knodel, J. J., ... & Kuhar, T. P. (2022). Trapping of crucifer-feeding flea beetles (Phyllotreta spp.)(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with pheromones and plant kairomones. Journal of Economic Entomology, 115(3), 748-756.
  4. Konstantinov, A. S., Baselga, A., Grebennikov, V. V., Prena, J., & Lingafelter, S. W. (2020). Revision of the Palearctis Chaetocnema species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini).
  5. Konstantinov, A. V., Limarchenko, V. O., & Limarchenko, O. S. (2020). Motion control for structure with liquid based on compensation of the liquid hydrodynamic response. Journal of Automation and Information Sciences, 52(6).
  6. Ruan, Y., Konstantinov, A. S., Shi, G., Tao, Y., Li, Y., Johnson, A. J., ... & Yang, X. (2020). The jumping mechanism of flea beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticini), its application to bionics and preliminary design for a robotic jumping leg. ZooKeys, 915, 87.
  7. Stolin, A. M., Bazhin, P. M., Konstantinov, A. S., Chizhikov, A. P., Kostitsyna, E. V., & Bychkova, M. Y. (2018). Synthesis and characterization of Al2O3-ZrO2-based eutectic ceramic powder material dispersion-hardened with ZrB2 and WB particles prepared by SHS. Ceramics International, 44(12), 13815-13819.
  8. Konstantinov, A. S., Prathapan, K. D., & Vencl, F. V. (2018). Hiding in plain sight: leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) use feeding damage as a masquerade decoy. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 123(2), 311-320.
  9. Korotyaev, B. A., Gültekin, L., Volkovitsh, M. G., Dorofeyev, V. I., & Konstantinov, A. S. (2016). Bioindicator beetles and plants in desertified and eroded lands in Turkey. Journal of Insect Biodiversity, 4(1), 1-47.
  10. Bazhin, P. M., Stolin, A. M., Konstantinov, A. S., Kostitsyna, E. V., & Ignatov, A. S. (2016). Ceramic Ti—B composites synthesized by combustion followed by high-temperature deformation. Materials, 9(12), 1027.
  11. Yang, K., Borisov, V.B., Konstantinov, A.A., Gennis, R.B. (2008) The fully oxidized form of the cytochrome bd quinol oxidase from E. coli does not participate in the catalytic cycle: direct evidence from rapid kinetics studies.FEBS Lett. 582, 3705-3709
  12. Arutyunyan. A.M, Borisov, V.B., Novoderezhkin, V.I., Ghaim, J., Zhang, J., Gennis, R.B., Konstantinov, A.A. (2008) Strong excitonic interactions in the oxygen-reducing site of bd-type oxidase: the Fe-to-Fe distance between hemes d and b595 is 10 A. Biochemistry 47, 1752-1759
  13. Forte, E., Borisov, V.B., Konstantinov, A.A., Brunori, M., Giuffrè, A., Sarti, P. (2007) Cytochrome bd, a key oxidase in bacterial survival and tolerance to nitrosative stress.Ital J Biochem.56, 265-269.
  14. Borisov, V.B, Forte, E, Sarti, P, Brunori, M, Konstantinov, A.A, Giuffrè, A.(2007) Redox control of fast ligand dissociation from Escherichia coli cytochrome bd. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 355, 97-102.
  15. Belevich, I, Borisov, V.B, Bloch, D.A, Konstantinov, A.A, Verkhovsky, M.I. (2007) Cytochrome bd from Azotobacter vinelandii: evidence for high-affinity oxygen binding. Biochemistry 46, 11177-84.
  16. Siletsky, S.A, Belevich, I, Jasaitis, A, Konstantinov, A.A, Wikström, M, Soulimane, T, Verkhovsky, M.I. (2007) Time-resolved single-turnover of ba(3) oxidase from Thermus thermophilus. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1767, 1383-92.
  17. Vygodina TV, Konstantinov AA. (2007) Peroxidase activity of mitochondrial cytochrome с oxidase. Biochemistry (Mosc) 72, 1056-64.
  18. Borisov, V.B, Forte, E, Sarti, P, Brunori, M, Konstantinov, A.A, Giuffrè, A. (2006) Nitric oxide reacts with the ferryl-oxo catalytic intermediate of the CuB-lacking cytochrome bd terminal oxidase. FEBS Lett. 580, 4823-6.
  19. Siletsky, S.A, Han, D, Brand, S, Morgan, J.E, Fabian, M, Geren, L, Millett, F, Durham, B, Konstantinov, A.A, Gennis, R.B. (2006) Single-electron photoreduction of the P(M) intermediate of cytochrome c oxidase. Biochimica Biophysica Acta. 1757,1122-32.
  20. Belevich, I, Borisov, V.B, Zhang, J, Yang, K, Konstantinov, A.A, Gennis, R.B, Verkhovsky, M.I. (2005) Time-resolved electrometric and optical studies on cytochrome bd suggest a mechanism of electron-proton coupling in the di-heme active site. Proc. Natl Acad Sci. U S A 102, 3657-62.
  21. Fernandes, A.S, Konstantinov, A.A, Teixeira, M, Pereira, M.M. (2005) Quinone reduction by Rhodothermus marinus succinate:menaquinone oxidoreductase is not stimulated by the membrane potential. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 330, 565-70.
  22. Kuznetsova, S.S, Azarkina, N.V, Vygodina, T.V, Siletsky, S.A, Konstantinov, A.A. (2005) Zinc ions as cytochrome C oxidase inhibitors: two sites of action. Biochemistry (Mosc). 70, 128-36.
  23. Belevich I, Borisov VB, Konstantinov AA, Verkhovsky MI. (2005) Oxygenated complex of cytochrome bd from Escherichia coli: stability and photolability. FEBS Lett. 579,4567-70.
  24. Kirichenko, A.V, Pfitzner, U, Ludwig, B, Soares, C.M, Vygodina, T.V, Konstantinov, A.A. (2005) Cytochrome c oxidase as a calcium binding protein. Studies on the role of a conserved aspartate in helices XI-XII cytoplasmic loop in cation binding. Biochemistry. 44, 12391-401.
  25. Siletsky, S.A, Pawate, A.S, Weiss, K, Gennis, R.B, Konstantinov, A.A. (2004) Transmembrane charge separation during the ferryl-oxo -> oxidized transition in a nonpumping mutant of cytochrome c oxidase. J. Biol. Chem. 279, 52558-65.
  26. Borisov, V.B, Forte, E, Konstantinov, A.A, Poole, R.K, Sarti, P, Giuffrè, A. (2004) Interaction of the bacterial terminal oxidase cytochrome bd with nitric oxide. FEBS Lett. 576, 201-4.
  27. Pereverzev, M.O, Vygodina, T.V, Konstantinov, A.A, Skulachev, V.P. (2003) Cytochrome c, an ideal antioxidant. Biochem. Soc. Transac. 31, 1312-5. Review.
  28. Lee, A, Kirichenko, A, Vygodina, T, Siletsky, S.A, Das, T.K, Rousseau, D.L, Gennis, R, Konstantinov AA. (2002) Ca(2+)-binding site in Rhodobacter sphaeroides cytochrome C oxidase. Biochemistry 41, 8886-98.
  29. Azarkina, N, Konstantinov, A.A. (2002) Stimulation of menaquinone-dependent electron transfer in the respiratory chain of Bacillus subtilis by membrane energization. Journal Bacteriology 184, 5339-47.
  30. Borisov,V.B., Liebl,U., Rappaport,F., Martin, J.-L., Zhang,J., Gennis, R., Konstantinov, A.A. and Vos, M. (2002) Interactions between Heme d and Heme b595 in Quinol Oxidase bd from Escherichia coli: A Photoselection Study Using Femtosecond Spectroscopy. Biochemistry 41, 1654-1662
  31. Zhang, J., Hellwig, P., Osborne, J. P., Huang, H.-w., Moenne-Loccoz, P., Konstantinov, A. A., and Gennis, R. B. (2001) Site-directed mutations of the highly conserved region near the Q-loop of the cytochrome bd quinol oxidase from Escherichia coli specifically perturbs heme b595. Biochemistry 40, 8548-8556
  32. Pecoraro, C., Gennis R. B., Vygodina, T. V., and Konstantinov, A. A. (2001) Role of the K-channel in the pH-dependence of the Reaction of Cytochrome c Oxidase with Hydrogen Peroxide. Biochemistry 40, 9695-9708
  33. Borisov, V. N., Selednikova, S. E., Poole, R. E., and Konstantinov, A. A. (2001) Interaction of cytochrome bd with carbon monoxide at low and room temperatures. J.Biol.Chem. 276, 22095-22099
  34. Dzhagarov. B.M., Belyanovich, L.M., Konstantinov,A.A., Rudenok,A.A. and Tikhomirov, S.A. (2000) Picosecond absorption spectroscopy of cytochrome c oxidase: excited states and relaxation processes in the heme groups of cytochromes a and a3. Dokl. Akad. Nauk 375, 112-114
  35. Jasaitis, A., Borisov, V. B., Belevich, N. P., Morgan, J. E., Konstantinov, A. A., and Verkhovsky, M. I. (2000) Electrogenic reactions of cytochrome bd. Biochemistry. 39:13800-13809.
  36. Vos, M.H., Borisov,V.B., Liebl,U., Martin,J.L., Konstantinov,A.A. (2000) Femtosecond resolution of ligand-heme interactions in the high-affinity quinol oxidase bd: a di-heme active site? Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 97, 1554-1559.

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