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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
41
Citations
6073
World Ranking
19563
National Ranking
7971

Overview

Brian Safer was affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States during their career. The scientist made contributions within the biomedical research community under this institutional association.

No specific main fields of study, subfields, or topics of work are available for their research focus. Similarly, there is no record of recent papers, frequent co-authors, or publication venues connected to their publications. There is also no information regarding book publications, awards won, or other forms of scholarly recognition.

Brian Safer is deceased. The available data does not include the years of research activity or publication details. The absence of detailed publication and research topic information limits the scope for a comprehensive analysis of their scientific contributions.

Best Publications

  • Adenovirus VAI RNA antagonizes the antiviral action of interferon by preventing activation of the interferon-induced eIF-2α kinase

    Jan Kitajewski;Robert J. Schneider;Brian Safer;Susan M. Munemitsu

  • Cloning of adeno-associated virus type 4 (AAV4) and generation of recombinant AAV4 particles.

    John A. Chiorini;Linda Yang;Yuejiang Liu;Brian Safer

  • The cellular 68,000-Mr protein kinase is highly autophosphorylated and activated yet significantly degraded during poliovirus infection: implications for translational regulation.

    T L Black;B Safer;A Hovanessian;M G Katze

  • Purification of the human NF-E2 complex: cDNA cloning of the hematopoietic cell-specific subunit and evidence for an associated partner.

    Paul A. Ney;Nancy C. Andrews;Stephen M. Jane;Brian Safer

  • Evidence for role of m7G5'-phosphate group in recognition of eukaryotic mRNA by initiation factor IF-M3.

    David A. Shafritz;Joel A. Weinstein;Brian Safer;William C. Merrick

  • Adenovirus VAI RNA prevents phosphorylation of the eukaryotic initiation factor 2 alpha subunit subsequent to infection

    Robert J. Schneider;Brian Safer;Susan M. Munemitsu;Charles E. Samuel

  • Purification and physical properties of homogeneous initiation factor MP from rabbit reticulocytes.

    B Safer;W F Anderson;W C Merrick

  • Competition between cellular and viral mRNAs in vitro is regulated by a messenger discriminatory initiation factor.

    F. Golini;S. S. Thach;C. H. Birge;B. Safer

  • Asymmetric replication in vitro from a human sequence element is dependent on adeno-associated virus Rep protein.

    E Urcelay;P Ward;S M Wiener;B Safer

  • High-efficiency transfer of the T cell co-stimulatory molecule B7-2 to lymphoid cells using high-titer recombinant adeno-associated virus vectors.

    John A. Chiorini;Clemens M. Wendtner;Elena Urcelay;Brian Safer

  • Mitochondrial-Cytosolic Interactions in Perfused Rat Heart ROLE OF COUPLED TRANSAMINATION IN REPLETION OF CITRIC ACID CYCLE INTERMEDIATES

    Brian Safer;John R. Williamson

  • Biologically active Rep proteins of adeno-associated virus type 2 produced as fusion proteins in Escherichia coli.

    J A Chiorini;M D Weitzman;R A Owens;E Urcelay

  • Control of the transport of reducing equivalents across the mitochondrial membrane in perfused rat heart

    Brian Safer;Colleen M. Smith;John R. Williamson

  • Sequence requirements for stable binding and function of Rep68 on the adeno-associated virus type 2 inverted terminal repeats.

    J. A. Chiorini;S. M. Wiener;R. A. Owens;S. R. M. Kyostio

  • Eukaryotic Initiation Complex Formation EVIDENCE FOR TWO DISTINCT PATHWAYS

    S. L. Adams;B. Safer;W. F. Anderson;William C. Merrick

  • Influenza virus regulates protein synthesis during infection by repressing autophosphorylation and activity of the cellular 68,000-Mr protein kinase.

    M. G. Katze;J. Tomita;T. Black;R. M. Krug

  • Binding and release of radiolabeled eukaryotic initiation factors 2 and 3 during 80 S initiation complex formation.

    D. T. Peterson;William C. Merrick;B. Safer

  • Translational control by influenza virus: suppression of the kinase that phosphorylates the alpha subunit of initiation factor eIF-2 and selective translation of influenza viral mRNAs.

    M. G. Katze;B. M. Detjen;B. Safer;Robert M Krug

  • Binding of MET-TRNAf and GTP to homogeneous initiation factor MP.

    B Safer;SL Adams;WF Anderson;WC Merrick

  • T-cell Activation Leads to Rapid Stimulation of Translation Initiation Factor eIF2B and Inactivation of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3

    Gavin I. Welsh;Suzanne Miyamoto;Nigel T. Price;Brian Safer

Frequent Co-Authors

William C. Merrick
William C. Merrick Case Western Reserve University
John A. Chiorini
John A. Chiorini National Institutes of Health
Robert M. Kotin
Robert M. Kotin University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
John A. Chiorini
John A. Chiorini National Institutes of Health
Wayne F. Anderson
Wayne F. Anderson Northwestern University
Philip Cohen
Philip Cohen University of Dundee
Matthew D. Weitzman
Matthew D. Weitzman Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Arthur W. Nienhuis
Arthur W. Nienhuis St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Jolinda A. Traugh
Jolinda A. Traugh University of California, Riverside
Stephen M. Jane
Stephen M. Jane Monash University

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