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Overview

David G. Lambright is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in the United States.

Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with a particular focus on Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. Additional areas of study include Physiology, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Biophysics.

Key research topics covered in their work include:

  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

David G. Lambright's recent papers demonstrate a focus on molecular mechanisms and cellular signaling processes. Notable publications include:

  • "Systems-level effects of allosteric perturbations to a model molecular switch," 2021, published in Nature
  • "Endosome maturation is orchestrated by inside-out proton signaling through a Na+/H+ exchanger and pH-dependent Rab GTPase cycling," 2024, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Heterozygous RAB3A variants cause cerebellar ataxia by a partial loss-of-function mechanism," 2025, published in Brain
  • "Coordination of Grp1 recruitment mechanisms by its phosphorylation," 2020, published in Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • "Propelling COPII vesicle biogenesis at the endoplasmic reticulum," 2021, published in Structure

Their frequent publication venues consist of:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Structure
  • Nature
  • Brain
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell

Collaborative efforts feature repeated co-authorship with researchers including:

  • Tina Perica
  • Christopher J.P. Mathy
  • Jiewei Xu
  • Gwendolyn Μ. Jang
  • Yang Zhang

Best Publications

  • The 2.0 Å crystal structure of a heterotrimeric G protein

    David G. Lambright;John Sondek;Andrew Bohm;Nikolai P. Skiba

  • Crystal structure of a G-protein beta gamma dimer at 2.1A resolution

    John Sondek;Andrew Bohm;David G. Lambright;David G. Lambright;Heidi E. Hamm

  • Structural determinants for activation of the alpha-subunit of a heterotrimeric G protein.

    David G. Lambright;Joseph P. Noel;Joseph P. Noel;Heidi E. Hamm;Paul B. Sigler

  • GTPase Mechanism of Gproteins From the 1.7-A Crystal Structure of Transducin alpha-GDP-AIF-4

    John Sondek;David G. Lambright;Joseph P. Noel;Heidi E. Hamm;Heidi E. Hamm

  • Rab GEFs and GAPs.

    Francis Barr;David G Lambright

  • The Legionella pneumophila effector protein DrrA is a Rab1 guanine nucleotide-exchange factor.

    Takahiro Murata;Anna Delprato;Alyssa Ingmundson;Derek K Toomre

  • Legionella pneumophila proteins that regulate Rab1 membrane cycling

    Alyssa Ingmundson;Anna Delprato;David G. Lambright;Craig R. Roy

  • TBC-domain GAPs for rab GTPases accelerate GTP hydrolysis by a dual-finger mechanism

    Xiaojing Pan;Sudharshan Eathiraj;Mary Munson;David G. Lambright

  • Structural Basis of 3-Phosphoinositide Recognition by Pleckstrin Homology Domains

    Susan E. Lietzke;Sahana Bose;Thomas Charles Cronin;Jes K. Klarlund

  • Structural basis of family-wide Rab GTPase recognition by rabenosyn-5.

    Sudharshan Eathiraj;Xiaojing Pan;Christopher J. Ritacco;Christopher J. Ritacco;David G. Lambright

  • Multivalent endosome targeting by homodimeric EEA1.

    John J. Dumas;Eric Lee Merithew;Eathiraj Sudharshan;Deepa Rajamani

  • The FYVE Domain of Early Endosome Antigen 1 Is Required for Both Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate and Rab5 Binding CRITICAL ROLE OF THIS DUAL INTERACTION FOR ENDOSOMAL LOCALIZATION

    Deirdre C. Lawe;Varsha Patki;Robin A. Heller-Harrison;David G. Lambright

  • Membrane recognition and targeting by lipid-binding domains.

    Jonathan P. DiNitto;Thomas Charles Cronin;David G. Lambright

  • Membrane and juxtamembrane targeting by PH and PTB domains.

    Jonathan P DiNitto;David G Lambright

  • Sequential Roles for Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate and Rab5 in Tethering and Fusion of Early Endosomes via Their Interaction with EEA1

    Deirdre C. Lawe;Anil Chawla;Eric Lee Merithew;John J. Dumas

  • Structure, exchange determinants, and family-wide rab specificity of the tandem helical bundle and Vps9 domains of Rabex-5.

    Anna M. Delprato;Eric Lee Merithew;David G. Lambright

  • MAP Kinase Signaling Specificity

    Claire R. Weston;David G. Lambright;Roger J. Davis

  • Structural Basis and Mechanism of Autoregulation in 3-Phosphoinositide-Dependent Grp1 Family Arf GTPase Exchange Factors

    Jonathan P. DiNitto;Anna M. Delprato;Meng-Tse Gabe Lee;Thomas Charles Cronin

  • Structural Mechanisms for Regulation of Membrane Traffic by Rab GTPases

    Meng-Tse Gabe Lee;Ashwini Mishra;David G. Lambright

  • Crystal structure of a G-protein βγ dimer at 2.1 Å resolution

    John Sondek;Andrew Bohm;David G. Lambright;David G. Lambright;Heidi E. Hamm

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven G. Boxer
Steven G. Boxer Stanford University
Silvia Corvera
Silvia Corvera University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Kevin E. Fogarty
Kevin E. Fogarty University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Heidi E. Hamm
Heidi E. Hamm Vanderbilt University
Suzanne R. Pfeffer
Suzanne R. Pfeffer Stanford University
Craig R. Roy
Craig R. Roy Yale University
John Sondek
John Sondek University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Francis A. Barr
Francis A. Barr University of Oxford
David E. James
David E. James University of Sydney
Michael P. Czech
Michael P. Czech University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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