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Christopher G. Burd

Christopher G. Burd

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
17900
World Ranking
14175
National Ranking
5977

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Christopher G. Burd is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within the biological sciences, focusing primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions also in medicine.

The main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

More specific subfields of their work involve:

  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Epidemiology
  • Biochemistry

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
  • Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease

Christopher G. Burd has published research in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication channels include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • UNC Libraries
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • The Journal of Cell Biology

Their recent scientific papers demonstrate a range of investigative topics and methodologies. Some notable publications are:

  • Ca2+-activated sphingomyelin scrambling and turnover mediate ESCRT-independent lysosomal repair, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Cargo sorting at the trans-Golgi network at a glance, 2021, Journal of Cell Science
  • Pathogenic variants of sphingomyelin synthase SMS2 disrupt lipid landscapes in the secretory pathway, 2022, eLife
  • Conditional targeting of phosphatidylserine decarboxylase to lipid droplets, 2021, Biology Open
  • Retromer forms low order oligomers on supported lipid bilayers, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Yeongho Kim
  • Jan Parolek
  • Tolulope Sokoya
  • Angelika Hilderink
  • Joost C. M. Holthuis

Christopher G. Burd's work has been recognized by the scientific community with distinctions such as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Conserved structures and diversity of functions of RNA-binding proteins.

    Christopher G. Burd;Gideon Dreyfuss

  • Global Mapping of the Yeast Genetic Interaction Network

    Amy Hin Yan Tong;Guillaume Lesage;Gary D. Bader;Huiming Ding

  • hnRNP Proteins and the Biogenesis of mRNA

    Gideon Dreyfuss;Michael J. Matunis;Serafin Pinol-Roma;Christopher G. Burd

  • RNA binding specificity of hnRNP A1: significance of hnRNP A1 high-affinity binding sites in pre-mRNA splicing.

    C G Burd;G Dreyfuss

  • Phosphatidylinositol(3)-Phosphate Signaling Mediated by Specific Binding to RING FYVE Domains

    Christopher G Burd;Scott D Emr

  • Membrane fission by dynamin: what we know and what we need to know

    Bruno Antonny;Christopher G. Burd;Pietro de Camilli;Elizabeth H. Chen

  • Retromer: A Master Conductor of Endosome Sorting

    Christopher Burd;Peter J. Cullen

  • The mRNA Poly(A)-Binding Protein: Localization, Abundance, and RNA-Binding Specificity

    Matthias Görlach;Christopher G. Burd;Gideon Dreyfuss

  • Primary structures of the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2, B1, and C2 proteins: a diversity of RNA binding proteins is generated by small peptide inserts

    Christopher G. Burd;Maurice S. Swanson;Matthias Gorlach;Gideon Dreyfuss

  • The multiple RNA-binding domains of the mRNA poly(A)-binding protein have different RNA-binding activities.

    C G Burd;E L Matunis;G Dreyfuss

  • Novel Golgi to vacuole delivery pathway in yeast: identification of a sorting determinant and required transport component

    Christopher R. Cowles;William B. Snyder;Christopher G. Burd;Scott D. Emr

  • Vac1p coordinates Rab and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling in Vps45p-dependent vesicle docking/fusion at the endosome

    Michael R. Peterson;Christopher G. Burd;Scott D. Emr

  • Golgi localization of glycosyltransferases requires a Vps74p oligomer.

    Karl R. Schmitz;Jingxuan Liu;Shiqing Li;Thanuja Gangi Setty

  • A novel Sec18p/NSF-dependent complex required for Golgi-to-endosome transport in yeast.

    C G Burd;M Peterson;C R Cowles;S D Emr

  • Grd19/Snx3p functions as a cargo-specific adapter for retromer-dependent endocytic recycling.

    Todd I. Strochlic;Thanuja Gangi Setty;Anand Sitaram;Christopher G. Burd

  • The determinants of RNA-binding specificity of the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C proteins.

    M Görlach;C G Burd;G Dreyfuss

  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate Recognition by the FYVE Domain

    Tatiana G Kutateladze;Kenyon D Ogburn;William T Watson;Tonny de Beer

  • Golgi targeting of ARF-like GTPase Arl3p requires its Nalpha-acetylation and the integral membrane protein Sys1p.

    Subba Rao Gangi Setty;Todd I. Strochlic;Amy Hin Yang Tong;Charles Boone

  • Acidic Di-leucine Motif Essential for AP-3–dependent Sorting and Restriction of the Functional Specificity of the Vam3p Vacuolar t-SNARE

    Tamara Darsow;Christopher G. Burd;Scott D. Emr

  • A mechanism for retromer endosomal coat complex assembly with cargo.

    Megan S. Harrison;Chia-Sui Hung;Ting-ting Liu;Romain Christiano

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott D. Emr
Scott D. Emr Cornell University
Gideon Dreyfuss
Gideon Dreyfuss University of Pennsylvania
Tatiana G. Kutateladze
Tatiana G. Kutateladze University of Colorado Denver
Robert V. Farese
Robert V. Farese Harvard University
Daniel DiMaio
Daniel DiMaio Yale University
Tobias C. Walther
Tobias C. Walther Harvard University
Michael Overduin
Michael Overduin University of Alberta
Pietro De Camilli
Pietro De Camilli Yale University
Robert V. Stahelin
Robert V. Stahelin Purdue University West Lafayette
Charles Boone
Charles Boone University of Toronto

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