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David W. Rice is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research covers multiple areas within Medicine as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. This work is further specialized into subfields including Molecular Biology, Parasitology, Animal Science and Zoology, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's research topics encompass a range of subjects such as Coccidia and coccidiosis research, Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics, Toxoplasma gondii research studies, Burkholderia infections and melioidosis, Research on Leishmaniasis Studies, Enzyme Structure and Function, and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism.

David W. Rice has been involved in publishing papers in several scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include Communications Biology, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Malaysian Journal of Microbiology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Their recent papers include the following:

  • The structure of a major surface antigen SAG19 from Eimeria tenella unifies the Eimeria SAG family, 2021, Communications Biology
  • Molecular basis of specificity and deamidation of eIF4A by Burkholderia Lethal Factor 1, 2022, Communications Biology
  • Potassium binding by carbonyl clusters, halophilic adaptation and catalysis of Haloferax mediterranei D-2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase, 2025, Communications Biology
  • Analaysis of oligosaccharide binding to LysM domains of KEG15107 from Mycobacterium avium, 2020, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Cloning, expression, purification and preliminary oligomerisation analysis of recombinant protein Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv1288, 2023, Malaysian Journal of Microbiology

Throughout these works, David W. Rice has collaborated frequently with other researchers. The most common co-authors include Patrick J. Baker, Samuel R. Dix, Sheila Nathan, Sveta Sedelnikova, and Nur Zazarina Ramly.

Best Publications

  • Structure of human lactoferrin: Crystallographic structure analysis and refinement at 2·8 Å resolution

    Bryan F. Anderson;Heather M. Baker;Gillian E. Norris;David W. Rice

  • Ferritin: Design and Formation of an Iron-Storage Molecule

    G. C. Ford;Pauline May Harrison;D. W. Rice;J. M. A. Smith

  • Molecular basis of triclosan activity

    Colin W. Levy;Anna Roujeinikova;Svetlana Sedelnikova;Patrick J. Baker

  • The structure of Pyrococcus furiosus glutamate dehydrogenase reveals a key role for ion-pair networks in maintaining enzyme stability at extreme temperatures

    K. S. P. Yip;T. J. Stillman;K. L. Britton;P. J. Artymiuk

  • Sequence, structure and activity of phosphoglycerate kinase: a possible hinge-bending enzyme.

    R. D. Banks;C. C. F. Blake;P. R. Evans;P. R. Evans;R. Haser;R. Haser

  • An Inhibitor of Ftsz with Potent and Selective Anti-Staphylococcal Activity.

    David J. Haydon;Neil R. Stokes;Rebecca Ure;Greta Galbraith

  • Comparison of the three-dimensional structures of recombinant human H and horse L ferritins at high resolution.

    Paul D Hempstead;Stephen J Yewdall;Alisdair R Fernie;David M Lawson

  • Fatty acid and sterol metabolism: potential antimicrobial targets in apicomplexan and trypanosomatid parasitic protozoa

    C.W. Roberts;R. McLeod;D.W. Rice;Michael L. Ginger

  • Identification of tertiary structure resemblance in proteins using a maximal common subgraph isomorphism algorithm.

    Helen M. Grindley;Peter J. Artymiuk;David W. Rice;Peter Willett

  • Protein thermostability above 100°C: A key role for ionic interactions

    Costantino Vetriani;Dennis L. Maeder;Nicola Tolliday;Kitty S.-P. Yip

  • Antibiotic Activity and Characterization of BB-3497, a Novel Peptide Deformylase Inhibitor

    John M. Clements;R. Paul Beckett;Anthony Brown;Graham Catlin

  • A mechanism of drug action revealed by structural studies of enoyl reductase.

    Clair Baldock;John B. Rafferty;Svetlana E. Sedelnikova;Patrick J. Baker

  • A GRAPH-THEORETIC APPROACH TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL PATTERNS OF AMINO ACID SIDE-CHAINS IN PROTEIN STRUCTURES

    Peter J. Artymiuk;Andrew R. Poirrette;Helen M. Grindley;David W. Rice

  • Use of techniques derived from graph theory to compare secondary structure motifs in proteins

    Eleanor M. Mitchell;Peter J. Artymiuk;David W. Rice;Peter Willett

  • Homology between CAP and Fnr, a regulator of anaerobic respiration in Escherichia coli

    Duncan J. Shaw;David W. Rice;John R. Guest

  • Subunit assembly and active site location in the structure of glutamate dehydrogenase.

    Baker Pj;Britton Kl;Engel Pc;Farrants Gw

  • Triclosan inhibits the growth of Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii by inhibition of apicomplexan Fab I.

    Rima McLeod;Stephen P Muench;John B Rafferty;Dennis E Kyle

  • Conformational flexibility in glutamate dehydrogenase. Role of water in substrate recognition and catalysis.

    T.J. Stillman;P.J. Baker;K.L. Britton;D.W. Rice

  • Crystal structure of DNA recombination protein RuvA and a model for its binding to the Holliday junction.

    John B. Rafferty;Svetlana E. Sedelnikova;David Hargreaves;Peter J. Artymiuk

  • Structural consequences of sequence patterns in the fingerprint region of the nucleotide binding fold. Implications for nucleotide specificity.

    Patrick J. Baker;K.Linda Britton;David W. Rice;Abdul Rob

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Artymiuk
Peter J. Artymiuk University of Sheffield
Antoni R. Slabas
Antoni R. Slabas Durham University
Craig W. Roberts
Craig W. Roberts University of Strathclyde
Rima McLeod
Rima McLeod University of Chicago
Peter Willett
Peter Willett University of Sheffield
Yasuhisa Asano
Yasuhisa Asano Toyama Prefectural University
Wilbur K. Milhous
Wilbur K. Milhous Clemson University
David J. Hargreaves
David J. Hargreaves AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Robert G. Lloyd
Robert G. Lloyd University of Nottingham
John van der Oost
John van der Oost Wageningen University & Research

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