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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1974 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Bert L. Vallee was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and focused on research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Their subfields of study included Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Organic Chemistry, and Neurology.

The most frequent topics covered in their work were:

  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Biotin and Related Studies

Their publication record included contributions to multiple scientific venues with the most publications appearing in:

  • Cells
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Analytica Chimica Acta
  • Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • Biomaterials Research

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Bert L. Vallee include:

  • "Neurofibromin Structure, Functions and Regulation," 2020, Cells
  • "LIM Kinases, LIMK1 and LIMK2, Are Crucial Node Actors of the Cell Fate: Molecular to Pathological Features," 2023, Cells
  • "LIM Kinases, Promising but Reluctant Therapeutic Targets: Chemistry and Preclinical Validation In Vivo," 2022, Cells
  • "Re-engineering of CUP1 promoter and Cup2/Ace1 transactivator to convert Saccharomyces cerevisiae into a whole-cell eukaryotic biosensor capable of detecting 10 nM of bioavailable copper," 2022, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • "Confocal imaging of biomarkers at a single-cell resolution: quantifying 'living' in 3D-printable engineered living material based on Pluronic F-127 and yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae," 2022, Biomaterials Research

Bert L. Vallee frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

  • Hélène Bénédetti
  • Bojan Žunar
  • Fabienne Godin
  • Christine Mosrin
  • Michel Doudeau

The scientist was recognized with memberships and honors such as:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1996
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1974

Best Publications

  • The biochemical basis of zinc physiology

    Bert L. Vallee;Kenneth H. Falchuk

  • A CADMIUM PROTEIN FROM EQUINE KIDNEY CORTEX

    Marvin Margoshes;Bert L. Vallee

  • Zinc coordination, function, and structure of zinc enzymes and other proteins.

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  • Metallothionein: a cadmium- and zinc-containing protein from equine renal cortex.

    Jeremias H.R. Kägi;Bert L. Vallee

  • Isolation and characterization of angiogenin, an angiogenic protein from human carcinoma cells

    James W. Fett;Daniel J. Strydom;Roy R. Lobb;Edward M. Alderman

  • Metallothionein: a cadmium and zinc-containign protein from equine renal cortex. II. Physico-chemical properties.

    J H Kagi;B L Vallee

  • METALLOENZYMES AND MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. II. MALIC AND LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITIES AND ZINC CONCENTRATIONS IN SERUM

    Warren E.C. Wacker;David D. Ulmer;Bert L. Vallee

  • Tetranitromethane. A reagent for the nitration of tyrosyl residues in proteins.

    Mordechai Sokolovsky;James F. Riordan;Bert L. Vallee

  • Metalloenzymes: the entatic nature of their active sites

    Bert L. Vallee;Robert J. P. Williams

  • Thiolate ligands in metallothionein confer redox activity on zinc clusters

    Wolfgang Maret;Bert L. Vallee

  • Active-site zinc ligands and activated H2O of zinc enzymes.

    Bert L. Vallee;David S. Auld

  • Control of zinc transfer between thionein, metallothionein, and zinc proteins

    Claus Jacob;Wolfgang Maret;Bert L. Vallee

  • Zinc: biological functions and coordination motifs

    Bert L. Vallee;David S. Auld

  • ZINC, A COMPONENT OF YEAST ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE.

    Bert L. Vallee;Frederic L. Hoch

  • Biochemistry, Physiology and Pathology of Zinc

    Bert L. Vallee

  • Equine Hepatic and Renal Metallothioneins: PURIFICATION, MOLECULAR WEIGHT, AMINO ACID COMPOSITION, AND METAL CONTENT

    J.H.R. Kägi;S.R. Himmelhoch;P.D. Whanger;J.L. Bethune

  • N-Acetylimidazole: A Reagent for Determination of “Free” Tyrosyl Residues of Proteins*

    James F. Riordan;Warren E. C. Wacker;Bert L. Vallee

  • Amino acid sequence of human tumor derived angiogenin.

    Strydom Dj;Fett Jw;Lobb Rr;Alderman Em

  • Inhibitory sites in enzymes: Zinc removal and reactivation by thionein

    Wolfgang Maret;Claus Jacob;Bert L. Vallee;Edmond H. Fischer

  • Characteristic ribonucleolytic activity of human angiogenin.

    Robert Shapiro;James F. Riordan;Bert L. Vallee

  • Isolation and some properties of human metallothionein.

    Pablo Pulido;Jeremias H. R. Kägi;Bert L. Vallee

Frequent Co-Authors

James F. Riordan
James F. Riordan Harvard University
Barton Holmquist
Barton Holmquist Harvard University
Robert Shapiro
Robert Shapiro New York University
Ting-Kai Li
Ting-Kai Li Duke University
Hans Jörnvall
Hans Jörnvall Karolinska Institute
Wolfgang Maret
Wolfgang Maret King's College London
Jeremias H. R. Kägi
Jeremias H. R. Kägi University of Zurich
Frank S. Lee
Frank S. Lee University of Pennsylvania
Mordechai Sokolovsky
Mordechai Sokolovsky Tel Aviv University
Kotoku Kurachi
Kotoku Kurachi University of Washington

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