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2085
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Hellman Fellow
  • 2006 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

David Z. Rudner is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional work in Environmental Science. Specifically, Rudner's studies delve into subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Materials Chemistry, and Plant Science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, Enzyme Structure and Function, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, and Protein Structure and Dynamics.

Rudner's recent publications illustrate a focus on bacterial cell biology, molecular mechanisms, and microbiology. Selected papers include:

  • Structural coordination of polymerization and crosslinking by a SEDS-bPBP peptidoglycan synthase complex, 2020, Nature Microbiology
  • Bacterial spore germination receptors are nutrient-gated ion channels, 2023, Science
  • Two broadly conserved families of polyprenyl-phosphate transporters, 2022, Nature
  • XerD unloads bacterial SMC complexes at the replication terminus, 2021, Molecular Cell
  • Dormant spores sense amino acids through the B subunits of their germination receptors, 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent coauthors contributing alongside Rudner include Christopher D. A. Rodrigues, Fernando H. Ramírez-Guadiana, Anna P. Brogan, Thomas G. Bernhardt, and Lior Artzi. These collaborations reflect a network of researchers with shared interests in molecular and bacterial biology.

Rudner's research has been published repetitively in leading scientific venues, with a particular presence in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Nature Microbiology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Genes & Development

Throughout their career, Rudner received the Hellman Fellow award twice, in 2006 and 2007.

Best Publications

  • Construction and Analysis of Two Genome-Scale Deletion Libraries for Bacillus subtilis

    Byoung-Mo Koo;George Kritikos;Jeremiah D. Farelli;Horia Todor

  • Coupled, Circumferential Motions of the Cell Wall Synthesis Machinery and MreB Filaments in B. subtilis

    Ethan C. Garner;Remi Bernard;Wenqin Wang;Xiaowei Zhuang;Xiaowei Zhuang

  • SEDS proteins are a widespread family of bacterial cell wall polymerases

    Alexander J. Meeske;Eammon P. Riley;William P. Robins;Tsuyoshi Uehara

  • The Program of Gene Transcription for a Single Differentiating Cell Type During Sporulation in Bacillus Subtilis

    Patrick Eichenberger;Masaya Fujita;Shane T Jensen;Erin M Conlon

  • Recruitment of SMC by ParB-parS Organizes the Origin Region and Promotes Efficient Chromosome Segregation

    Nora L. Sullivan;Kathleen A. Marquis;David Z. Rudner

  • RacA, a Bacterial Protein That Anchors Chromosomes to the Cell Poles

    Sigal Ben-Yehuda;David Z. Rudner;Richard Losick

  • Organization and segregation of bacterial chromosomes

    Xindan Wang;Paula Montero Llopis;David Z. Rudner

  • Integration of multiple developmental signals in Bacillus subtilis through the Spo0A transcription factor.

    Keith Ireton;David Z. Rudner;Kathryn Jaacks Siranosian;Alan D. Grossman

  • The spo0K locus of Bacillus subtilis is homologous to the oligopeptide permease locus and is required for sporulation and competence.

    D Z Rudner;J R LeDeaux;K Ireton;A D Grossman

  • Bacillus subtilis SMC complexes juxtapose chromosome arms as they travel from origin to terminus.

    Xindan Wang;Hugo B. Brandão;Tung B. K. Le;Michael T. Laub

  • Imaging peptidoglycan biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis with fluorescent antibiotics

    Kittichoat Tiyanont;Thierry Doan;Michael B. Lazarus;Xiao Fang

  • A family of membrane-embedded metalloproteases involved in regulated proteolysis of membrane-associated transcription factors

    David Z. Rudner;Paul Fawcett;Richard Losick

  • Protein Subcellular Localization in Bacteria

    David Z. Rudner;Richard Losick

  • Condensin promotes the juxtaposition of DNA flanking its loading site in Bacillus subtilis.

    Xindan Wang;Tung B.K. Le;Bryan R. Lajoie;Job Dekker

  • An experimentally supported model of the Bacillus subtilis global transcriptional regulatory network

    Mario L Arrieta-Ortiz;Christoph Hafemeister;Ashley Rose Bate;Timothy Chu

  • MurJ and a novel lipid II flippase are required for cell wall biogenesis in Bacillus subtilis.

    Alexander J. Meeske;Lok-To Sham;Harvey Kimsey;Byoung-Mo Koo

  • ParB spreading requires DNA bridging

    Thomas G.W. Graham;Xindan Wang;Dan Song;Candice M. Etson

  • A singular enzymatic megacomplex from Bacillus subtilis

    Paul D. Straight;Michael A. Fischbach;Christopher T. Walsh;David Z. Rudner

  • Subcellular localization of a sporulation membrane protein is achieved through a network of interactions along and across the septum

    Thierry Doan;Kathleen A. Marquis;David Z. Rudner

  • Evidence that subcellular localization of a bacterial membrane protein is achieved by diffusion and capture

    David Z. Rudner;Qi Pan;Richard M. Losick

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas G. Bernhardt
Thomas G. Bernhardt Harvard University
Richard Losick
Richard Losick Harvard University
Donald C. Rio
Donald C. Rio University of California, Berkeley
Andrew C. Kruse
Andrew C. Kruse Harvard University
Andy Fenton
Andy Fenton University of Liverpool
Suzanne Walker
Suzanne Walker Harvard University
Daniel Kahne
Daniel Kahne Harvard University
Pamela A. Silver
Pamela A. Silver Harvard University
Debora S. Marks
Debora S. Marks Harvard University

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