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Bennett M. Shapiro

Bennett M. Shapiro

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
10590
World Ranking
15637
National Ranking
6522

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Bennett M. Shapiro is affiliated with VBL Therapeutics in the United States. Their professional activity is situated within this organization, suggesting a focus on applied or translational research in a corporate or clinical setting.

In 1982, Bennett M. Shapiro was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. This fellowship is typically granted to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.

There is no publicly available record of specific research papers, frequent collaborators, or detailed publication venues related to Bennett M. Shapiro's work. Similarly, there is no listed data on their main or subfields of study, nor specific research topics or book publications.

Given the limited publicly accessible details on the publication and collaboration record, the profile focuses primarily on their institutional affiliation and notable award recognition. The Guggenheim Fellowship affiliation indicates involvement in scholarly or scientific work of notable impact or promise.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of glutamine synthetase. I. Purification and properties of glutamine synthetase from Escherichia coli.

    C.A. Woolfolk;B. Shapiro;E.R. Stadtman

  • [130] Glutamine synthetase (Escherichia coli)☆

    Bennett M. Shapiro;E.R. Stadtman

  • Release of ovoperoxidase from sea urchin eggs hardens the fertilization membrane with tyrosine crosslinks.

    Charles A. Foerder;Bennett M. Shapiro

  • Metabolite channeling: A phosphorylcreatine shuttle to mediate high energy phosphate transport between sperm mitochondrion and tail

    Robert M. Tombes;Bennett M. Shapiro

  • Elevation of the intracellular pH activates respiration and motility of sperm of the sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

    R Christen;R W Schackmann;B M Shapiro

  • Multiple molecular forms of glutamine synthetase produced by enzyme catalyzed adenylation and deadenylylation reactions.

    E.R. Stadtman;A. Ginsburg;J.E. Ciardi;J. Yeh

  • The acrosome reaction of Strongylocentrotus purpuratus sperm. Ion requirements and movements.

    Robert W. Schackmann;E.M. Eddy;Bennett M. Shapiro

  • Regulation of glutamine synthetase. 8. ATP: glutamine synthetase adenylyltransferase, an enzyme that catalyzes alterations in the regulatory properties of glutamine synthetase

    Henry S. Kingdon;Bennett M. Shapiro;E. R. Stadtman

  • Metabolism of sea urchin sperm. Interrelationships between intracellular pH, ATPase activity, and mitochondrial respiration.

    R Christen;R W Schackmann;B M Shapiro

  • 5′-Adenylyl-O-tyrosine: The Novel Phosphodiester Residue of Adenylylated Glutamine Synthetase from Escherichia Coli

    Bennett M. Shapiro;E. R. Stadtman

  • A partial sequence of ionic changes associated with the acrosome reaction of Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

    Robert W. Schackmann;Bennett M. Shapiro

  • Effects of specific divalent cations on some physical and chemical properties of glutamine synthetase from Escherichia coli. Taut and relaxed enzyme forms.

    Bennett M. Shapiro;Ann. Ginsburg

  • The control of oxidant stress at fertilization.

    Bennett M. Shapiro

  • Regulation of glutamine synthetase. VII. Adenylyl glutamine synthetase: a new form of the enzyme with altered regulatory and kinetic properties

    Bennett M. Shapiro;Henry S. Kingdon;E. R. Stadtman

  • Membrane potential depolarization and increased intracellular pH accompany the acrosome reaction of sea urchin sperm

    Robert W. Schackmann;Richard Christen;Bennett M. Shapiro

  • Hydrogen peroxide production, chemiluminescence, and the respiratory burst of fertilization: Interrelated events in early sea urchin development

    Charles A. Foerder;Seymour J. Klebanoff;Bennett M. Shapiro

  • Purification and properties of ovoperoxidase, the enzyme responsible for hardening the fertilization membrane of the sea urchin egg.

    Thomas Deits;Martha Farrance;Erica S. Kay;Laurie Medill

  • Molecular Approaches to The Study of Fertilization

    Bennett M. Shapiro;Robert W. Schackmann;Christopher A. Gabel

  • Ovothiol replaces glutathione peroxidase as a hydrogen peroxide scavenger in sea urchin eggs.

    Eric Turner;Lisa J. Hager;Bennett M. Shapiro

  • Sequential biochemical and morphological events during assembly of the fertilization membrane of the sea urchin

    Michel Veron;Charles Foerder;E.M. Eddy;Bennett M. Shapiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Christen
Richard Christen Université Côte d'Azur
Edward M. Eddy
Edward M. Eddy National Institutes of Health
Jay W. Heinecke
Jay W. Heinecke University of Washington
Rachel E. Klevit
Rachel E. Klevit University of Washington
Paul B. Hopkins
Paul B. Hopkins University of Washington
Gregg G. Gundersen
Gregg G. Gundersen Columbia University
Seymour J. Klebanoff
Seymour J. Klebanoff University of Washington
Earl R. Stadtman
Earl R. Stadtman National Institutes of Health
David C. Teller
David C. Teller University of Washington
Michel Fosset
Michel Fosset Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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