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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1974 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Bob B. Buchanan is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with significant contributions in several subfields including Molecular Biology, Inorganic Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics such as:

  • Redox biology and oxidative stress
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Phytase and its Applications
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Recent publications demonstrate active engagement in research areas that align with these topics. Notable papers include:

  • Unexpected diversity of ferredoxin-dependent thioredoxin reductases in cyanobacteria, 2021, published in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Interplay of starch debranching enzyme and its inhibitor is mediated by Redox-Activated SPL transcription factor, 2022, published in Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
  • Ribosome changes elicit non-canonical translation for chemosurvival in G0 leukemic cells, 2021, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Buchanan has collaborated frequently with other researchers including Rubén M. Buey, David Fernández-Justel, Gloria González-Holgado, Marta Martínez-Júlvez, and Adrián González-López.

The scientist has published articles in several venues, including:

  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Throughout their career, Buchanan has received several distinguished honors:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1997)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1997)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1995)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1974)

Best Publications

  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants

    Bob B. Buchanan;Wilhelm Gruissem;Russell L. Jones

  • Role of Light in the Regulation of Chloroplast Enzymes

    Bob B. Buchanan

  • Redox Regulation: A Broadening Horizon

    Bob B Buchanan;Yves Balmer

  • STUDIES ON THE CHEMICAL NATURE OF CLOSTRIDIAL FERREDOXIN.

    Walter Lovenberg;Bob B. Buchanan;Jesse C. Rabinowitz

  • A new ferredoxin-dependent carbon reduction cycle in a photosynthetic bacterium.

    M. C. W. Evans;Bob B. Buchanan;Daniel I. Arnon

  • A protein kinase-phosphatase pair interacts with an ion channel to regulate ABA signaling in plant guard cells

    Sung Chul Lee;Wenzhi Lan;Bob B. Buchanan;Sheng Luan

  • Thioredoxins and Glutaredoxins: Unifying Elements in Redox Biology

    Yves Meyer;Bob B Buchanan;Florence Vignols;Jean-Philippe Reichheld

  • Proteomics gives insight into the regulatory function of chloroplast thioredoxins

    Yves Balmer;Antonius Koller;Gregorio del Val;Wanda Manieri

  • The ferredoxin/thioredoxin system of oxygenic photosynthesis.

    Peter Schürmann;Bob B. Buchanan

  • Regulation of CO2 assimilation in oxygenic photosynthesis: the ferredoxin/thioredoxin system. Perspective on its discovery, present status, and future development.

    Bob B. Buchanan

  • Genome of the long-living sacred lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)

    Ray Ming;Ray Ming;Robert VanBuren;Yanling Liu;Mei Yang

  • Thioredoxin and glutathione regulate photosynthesis in chloroplasts

    Ricardo A. Wolosiuk;Bob B. Buchanan

  • A protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation network regulates a plant potassium channel

    Sung Chul Lee;Wen-Zhi Lan;Beom-Gi Kim;Legong Li

  • Thioredoxin targets in plants: the first 30 years

    Françoise Montrichard;Fatima Alkhalfioui;Hiroyuki Yano;William H. Vensel

  • Thioredoxin links redox to the regulation of fundamental processes of plant mitochondria.

    Yves Balmer;William H. Vensel;Charlene K. Tanaka;William J. Hurkman

  • Nelumbo nucifera [data set]

    Ray Ming;Robert Vanburen;Yanling Liu;Mei Yang

  • NTRC links built-in thioredoxin to light and sucrose in regulating starch synthesis in chloroplasts and amyloplasts

    Justyna Michalska;Henrik Zauber;Bob B. Buchanan;Bob B. Buchanan;Francisco J. Cejudo

  • Ferredoxin-activated Fructose Diphosphatase of Spinach Chloroplasts: RESOLUTION OF THE SYSTEM, PROPERTIES OF THE ALKALINE FRUCTOSE DIPHOSPHATASE COMPONENT, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FERREDOXIN-LINKED ACTIVATION

    Bob B. Buchanan;Peter Schürmann;Peter P. Kalberer

  • Specific reduction of wheat storage proteins by thioredoxin h.

    K Kobrehel;J H Wong;A Balogh;F Kiss

  • Isolation of three thioredoxins from spinach leaves.

    R A Wolosiuk;N A Crawford;B C Yee;B B Buchanan

Frequent Co-Authors

Peggy G. Lemaux
Peggy G. Lemaux University of California, Berkeley
Jean-Pierre Jacquot
Jean-Pierre Jacquot University of Lorraine
Peter Schürmann
Peter Schürmann University of Neuchâtel
Sheng Luan
Sheng Luan University of California, Berkeley
Daniel I. Arnon
Daniel I. Arnon University of California, Berkeley
Jürgen Soll
Jürgen Soll Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Mark Stitt
Mark Stitt Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Suzanne S. Teuber
Suzanne S. Teuber University of California, Davis
Pierre Gadal
Pierre Gadal Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Paris Saclay
Carlos Garbisu
Carlos Garbisu NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development

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