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17864
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7311

Overview

Dana Boyd is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, concentrating on several subfields such as Molecular Biology and Genetics.

Their recent work includes a publication titled Revisiting the y-ome of Escherichia coli in 2024, appearing in the journal Nucleic Acids Research. This paper has been cited multiple times, reflecting interest within the scientific community.

Dana Boyd collaborates with a number of researchers throughout their publications. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Lisa R. Moore
  • Ron Caspi
  • Mehmet Berkmen
  • Amanda Mackie
  • Suzanne Paley

Their research contributions have appeared consistently in the journal Nucleic Acids Research, indicating a focused publication venue.

Key topics that characterize Boyd's work are:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

These topics relate directly to the understanding of genetic functions and molecular biological processes, especially within bacterial systems.

Best Publications

  • Genes required for mycobacterial growth defined by high density mutagenesis

    Christopher M. Sassetti;Dana H. Boyd;Eric J. Rubin

  • Comprehensive identification of conditionally essential genes in mycobacteria

    Christopher M. Sassetti;Dana H. Boyd;Eric J. Rubin

  • A Signaling Network Reciprocally Regulates Genes Associated with Acute Infection and Chronic Persistence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Andrew L. Goodman;Bridget Kulasekara;Arne Rietsch;Dana Boyd

  • Comparative genomic analysis of Vibrio cholerae: genes that correlate with cholera endemic and pandemic disease.

    Michelle Dziejman;Emmy Balon;Dana Boyd;Clare M. Fraser

  • Conservation of genome content and virulence determinants among clinical and environmental isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Matthew C. Wolfgang;Bridget R. Kulasekara;Xiaoyou Liang;Dana Boyd

  • Localization of FtsI (PBP3) to the septal ring requires its membrane anchor, the Z ring, FtsA, FtsQ, and FtsL

    David S. Weiss;Joseph C. Chen;Jean-Marc Ghigo;Dana Boyd

  • Determinants of membrane protein topology.

    Dana Boyd;Colin Manoil;Jon Beckwith

  • The role of charged amino acids in the localization of secreted and membrane proteins.

    Dana Boyd;Jon Beckwith

  • Structural and functional relationships of human ferritin H and L chains deduced from cDNA clones.

    D Boyd;C Vecoli;D M Belcher;S K Jain

  • Towards Single-Copy Gene Expression Systems Making Gene Cloning Physiologically Relevant: Lambda InCh, a Simple Escherichia coli Plasmid-Chromosome Shuttle System

    Dana Boyd;David S. Weiss;Joseph C. Chen;Jon Beckwith

  • Bacterial species exhibit diversity in their mechanisms and capacity for protein disulfide bond formation

    Rachel J. Dutton;Dana Boyd;Mehmet Berkmen;Jon Beckwith

  • The DsbA Signal Sequence Directs Efficient, Cotranslational Export of Passenger Proteins to the Escherichia coli Periplasm via the Signal Recognition Particle Pathway

    Clark F. Schierle;Mehmet Berkmen;Damon Huber;Carol Kumamoto

  • Genetic analysis of the membrane insertion and topology of MalF, a cytoplasmic membrane protein of Escherichia coli☆

    Froshauer S;Green Gn;Boyd D;McGovern K

  • Minimization of the Legionella pneumophila genome reveals chromosomal regions involved in host range expansion

    Tamara J. O’Connor;Yewande Adepoju;Dana Boyd;Ralph R. Isberg

  • Structure of a bacterial homologue of vitamin K epoxide reductase

    Weikai Li;Sol Schulman;Rachel J. Dutton;Dana Boyd

  • The E Block motif is associated with Legionella pneumophila translocated substrates

    Li-Li Huang;Dana H Boyd;Whitney M Amyot;Andrew D Hempstead

  • How many membrane proteins are there

    Dana Boyd;Clark Schierle;Jon Beckwith

  • Positively charged amino acid residues can act as topogenic determinants in membrane proteins.

    Dana Boyd;Jon Beckwith

  • Genetic analysis of membrane protein topology by a sandwich gene fusion approach.

    Michael Ehrmann;Dana Boyd;Jonathan Beckwith

  • Twin RNA polymerase-associated proteins control virulence gene expression in Francisella tularensis.

    James C Charity;Michelle M Costante-Hamm;Emmy L Balon;Dana H Boyd

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon Beckwith
Jon Beckwith Harvard University
Michael Ehrmann
Michael Ehrmann University of Duisburg-Essen
Eric J. Rubin
Eric J. Rubin Harvard University
Ralph R. Isberg
Ralph R. Isberg Tufts University
Tom A. Rapoport
Tom A. Rapoport Harvard University
Stephen Lory
Stephen Lory Harvard University
Marcia B. Goldberg
Marcia B. Goldberg Harvard University
James C. A. Bardwell
James C. A. Bardwell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John J. Mekalanos
John J. Mekalanos Harvard Medical School
Christopher M. Sassetti
Christopher M. Sassetti University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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