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Andrei N. Lupas

Andrei N. Lupas

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
38169
World Ranking
2775
National Ranking
202

Overview

Andrei N. Lupas is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany, contributing extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans 82 publications within this main field, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Genetics, Plant Science, and Ecology. Among these, Molecular Biology accounts for the largest share with 69 publications.

Their work covers various specialized topics, including RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Protein Structure and Dynamics, Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Enzyme Structure and Function, Machine Learning in Bioinformatics, and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions.

Andrei N. Lupas has published in several notable scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • Bioinformatics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by them are:

  • "Protein Sequence Analysis Using the MPI Bioinformatics Toolkit," 2020, Current Protocols in Bioinformatics
  • "High-accuracy protein structure prediction in CASP14," 2021, Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
  • "Assessing the utility of CASP14 models for molecular replacement," 2021, Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
  • "The breakthrough in protein structure prediction," 2021, Biochemical Journal
  • "Integrative Structural Biology in the Era of Accurate Structure Prediction," 2021, Journal of Molecular Biology

In their collaborative work, Andrei N. Lupas frequently partners with several researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • M.D. Hartmann
  • Joana Pereira
  • Vikram Alva
  • Birte Hernandez Alvarez
  • Julia Skokowa

Best Publications

  • Predicting coiled coils from protein sequences

    A Lupas;M Van Dyke;J Stock

  • The HHpred interactive server for protein homology detection and structure prediction

    Johannes Söding;Andreas Biegert;Andrei N. Lupas

  • A Completely Reimplemented MPI Bioinformatics Toolkit with a New HHpred Server at its Core

    Lukas Zimmermann;Andrew Stephens;Seung-Zin Nam;David Rau

  • Coiled coils - new structures and new functions

    Andrei Lupas

  • Proteasome from Thermoplasma acidophilum: A threonine protease

    Erika Seemüller;Andrei Lupas;Daniela Stock;Jan Löwe

  • The structure of alpha-helical coiled coils.

    Andrei N. Lupas;Markus Gruber

  • CLANS: a Java application for visualizing protein families based on pairwise similarity

    Tancred Frickey;Andrei Lupas

  • Prediction and analysis of coiled-coil structures

    Andrei Lupas

  • Protein sequence analysis using the MPI Bioinformatics Toolkit

    Felix Gabler;Seung-Zin Nam;Sebastian Till;Milot Mirdita

  • The genome sequence of the thermoacidophilic scavenger Thermoplasma acidophilum

    Andreas Ruepp;Werner Graml;Martha-Leticia Santos-Martinez;Kristin K. Koretke

  • The HAMP Domain Structure Implies Helix Rotation in Transmembrane Signaling

    Michael Hulko;Franziska Berndt;Markus Gruber;Jürgen U. Linder

  • Structure and sequence analysis of Yersinia YadA and Moraxella UspAs reveal a novel class of adhesins

    Egbert Hoiczyk;Andreas Roggenkamp;Marisa Reichenbecher;Andrei Lupas

  • WIPI-1alpha (WIPI49), a member of the novel 7-bladed WIPI protein family, is aberrantly expressed in human cancer and is linked to starvation-induced autophagy

    Tassula Proikas-Cezanne;Scott Waddell;Anja Gaugel;Tancred Frickey

  • The MPI bioinformatics Toolkit as an integrative platform for advanced protein sequence and structure analysis

    Vikram Alva;Seung-Zin Nam;Johannes Söding;Andrei N. Lupas

  • Evolution of Two-Component Signal Transduction

    Kristin K. Koretke;Andrei N. Lupas;Patrick V. Warren;Martin Rosenberg

  • Trimeric autotransporter adhesins: variable structure, common function.

    Dirk Linke;Tanja Riess;Ingo B. Autenrieth;Andrei Lupas

  • On the Evolution of Protein Folds: Are Similar Motifs in Different Protein Folds the Result of Convergence, Insertion, or Relics of an Ancient Peptide World?

    Andrei N. Lupas;Chris P. Ponting;Robert B. Russell

  • The MPI Bioinformatics Toolkit for protein sequence analysis

    Andreas Biegert;Christian E. Mayer;Michael Remmert;Johannes Söding

  • Crosstalk between bacterial chemotaxis signal transduction proteins and regulators of transcription of the Ntr regulon: evidence that nitrogen assimilation and chemotaxis are controlled by a common phosphotransfer mechanism.

    Alexander J. Ninfa;Elizabeth Gottlin Ninfa;Andrei N. Lupas;Ann Stock;Ann Stock

  • More than the sum of their parts: on the evolution of proteins from peptides.

    Johannes Söding;Andrei N. Lupas

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Baumeister
Wolfgang Baumeister Max Planck Society
Johannes Söding
Johannes Söding Max Planck Society
Joachim E. Schultz
Joachim E. Schultz University of Tübingen
Oliver Kohlbacher
Oliver Kohlbacher University of Tübingen
James R. Brown
James R. Brown GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Robert B. Russell
Robert B. Russell Heidelberg University
Ann M. Stock
Ann M. Stock Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Marino Zerial
Marino Zerial Max Planck Society
Andreas Plückthun
Andreas Plückthun University of Zurich
Ingo B. Autenrieth
Ingo B. Autenrieth Heidelberg University

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